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First World Trade Center completed
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Second World Trade Center Completed
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Al- Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden founded al-Qaeda -
Mohamed Atta arives in Germany
Atta was an Egyptian hijacker. Hijacker of American Airlines flight 11. -
World Trade Center Bombing
Truck bomb detonated below the North tower. -
Planning of Operation Bojinka
Plan was to assassinate the Pope and to blowup 11 airlines from Asia to U.S. -
Said Bahaji and Ramzi bin al-Shibh arrive in Germany
Operation Bojinka foiled. Bahaji provided financial support for the attack. Shibh seen as a key facilitator in attack. -
Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah arrive in Germany
Sehhi crashed United Airlines flight 175 into the South Tower. Jarrah crashed United Airlines flight 93 into a rural field. -
Zakariyah Essabar arrives in Germany
Essabar was heavily associated with al-Qaeda -
Germany starts recruiting
Germany begins to gather all people to prepare for the attack. -
US Embassy bombings
Truck explosions in two East African cities. -
Hamburg cell formed
Group of Radical Islams based in Hamburg, Germany -
al-Qaeda Summit
Pilots are now being trained in the United States. Summits purpose was to plan attacks. -
USS Cole
Targeted by the al-Qaeda in Yemeni. KIlled 17, injured 39 -
Hijackers head to U.S.
Financial support -
9/11
8:14am- Flight 11 hijacked
8:42am- Flight 175 hijacked
8:46am- Flight 11 crashes into North tower
8:50am- Flight 77 hijacked
9:28am- Flight 93 hijacked
9:58am- South tower collapses
10:28am- North tower collapses
