Attacks Hit Pentagon and World Trade Center in Terrorist Strike
An apparent terrorist attack struck Washington and New York as planes hit the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. President Bush pledged that terrorism will not stand while evacuations spread fear across the capital.
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Washington
Pentagon
Bush
Florida
Louisiana
America
Potomac River
Glenn Flood
Virginia
Terry Yonkers
Air Force
World Trade Center
New York
Dick Cheney
Laura Bush
Capitol
Defense Department
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Flood
Rumsfeld
Paul Begala
Jets Forced to Land Amid National Emergency at Garden City
Three large commercial jets United Airlines Air Canada and U S Airways landed at Garden City Regional Airport around 9 a m as national flights were diverted. About 178 passengers plus crew were moved to Clifford Hope Auditorium amid chaos from New York to Kansas. Airport officials said no fourth plane was expected and delays continued as authorities coordinated return flights.
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Garden City
United Airlines
Air Canada
U.S. Airways
Denver
New York
Kansas
Bob Halloran
Pete Olson
Andy Perry
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Departments of Justice, State, Treasury and Defense
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Pearl Harbor
Chuck Hagel
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State Department
Dave Winslow
Richard Myers
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World Trade Center Towers
Graham K. Johnsor
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