

On the 20th anniversary of the attacks, a push alert from Apple News said: "How the 9/11 attacks ushered in an era of fear and mistrust in the U.S. Almost 3,000 Americans died in the terror attacks.Īpple has been slammed for its "despicable" 9/11 tribute after claiming the terror attack "set the stage" for the Capitol riot earlier this year.Īpple News was criticized after appearing to link the atrocity of 9/11 and the storming of the US Capitol on January 6 by hundreds of Trump supporters in a bid to overturn his election defeat.įive people died during the DC siege, including one US Capitol police officer, and hundreds of people have since been arrested.Īlmost 3,000 people lost their lives on September 11, 2001, in the attacks at the Pentagon, World Trade Center, and the Twin Towers after Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners. Bush addresses the US from the White House regarding the attacks. The passengers and crew got together and stormed the cockpit of the hijacked plane. 10:03am – United Airlines flight 93 crashes into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.9:59am – The South Tower was the first to collapse after burning for around 56 minutes.


The plane is carrying 76 passengers, 11 crew and five hijackers. 7:59am – American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Boston to Los Angeles.5:45am – Hijackers get through security in Portland, Maine and board American Airlines Flight 11 that was scheduled to fly to Boston.The 9/11 terror attacks occurred 20 years ago.
