September 11 attacks
2001 attacks in the United States
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Summary
September 11 attacks is an aircraft hijacking[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of aircraft hijacking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265,189 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: mass murder[4], suicide attack[5]
- Follows: 1993 World Trade Center bombing[6]
- Location: Arlington County[7], Manhattan[8], Shanksville[9]
- Commons category: September 11 attacks[10]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[11]
- Armament: airliner[12]
- Has part(s): American Airlines Flight 11[13], United Airlines Flight 175[14], American Airlines Flight 77[15], United Airlines Flight 93[16]
- Target: World Trade Center[17], The Pentagon[18], United States Capitol[19], White House[20]
- Point in time: September 11, 2001[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:September 11 attacks[22]
- Number of deaths: 2996[23]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:September 11 attacks[24]
- Depicted by: Memoria e Luce[25]
- Number of injured: 25,000[26]
- Topic has template: Template:September 11 attacks[27]
- Immediate cause of: war on terror[28]
- Has effect: District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act of 2001[29], United States Department of Homeland Security[30], War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[31], Patriot Act[32], airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks[33], No Fly List[34]
- Different from: 911[35]
- Hashtag: September11[36], September11th[37], NeverForget[38], NeverForget911[39], 911Attack[40], 9/11[41]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/pwn30/15300051-n[42]
Why It Matters
September 11 attacks has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 170 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]