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The sun rises over where the World Trade Towers previously stood in lower Manhattan following their destruction. (Charles Krupa - AP)
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Terrorists Unleash Assault on U.S. 
Terrorists unleashed an astonishing air assault on America's military and financial power centers Tuesday morning, hijacking four commercial jets and then crashing them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside.

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Nation Shuts Down as It Lives Its 'Darkest Day': City Leaders Urge Calm as Shock Ripples Through Country (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

'I Saw Bodies Falling Out -- Oh, God, Jumping, Falling' (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

New York: A City Turned Upside Down: Fires Rage, Hospitals Appeal for Help; National Guard Fans Out in Manhattan (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Bush Confronts a Nightmare Scenario: Crisis Looms as Defining Test Of President's Leadership (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

'Magnitude Beyond Anything We'd Seen Before': Towers Built to Last But Unprepared For Such an Attack (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

'A Sense of Deep Mourning': A Nation Puts Its Games on Hold Because 'This Doesn't Mean Very Much Today' (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

At Logan Airport, Nobody Saw Plane's Sharp Turn South (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Terrorism Warnings Focused on Threats Overseas: On Guard Against Cybercrime and Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Is Blindsided by Attack at Home (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Security Experts Knew a Major Attack Was Possible: Lax Measures at Airports Cited Often Over Years (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Air Travel System Grounded for First Time: Travelers and Carriers Face Day of Chaos, Future Questions (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

An Icon of Capitalism: 'Now It's All Gone': World's 5th-Tallest Buildings Housed Offices, Retail Shops (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Loud Boom, Then Flames In Hallways: Pentagon Employees Flee Fire, Help Rescue Injured Co-Workers (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

U.S. Deploys Air Defenses on Coasts: Interceptor Planes to Hunt For Unauthorized Aircraft (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Jet Crash Victims' Stories Start To Emerge: Loved Ones Describe Lives, Last Contacts (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Muslims Condemn Acts, Fear Reprisals: D.C. Area Islamic Groups Urged to Take Precautions (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Trading on Wall St. Comes to Standstill: World Markets Tumble on News Of Attacks (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Attack Shatters Beefed-Up Security: Without Knowledge Of Terrorists' Intent, Barriers and Bills Useless, Experts Say (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Symbols of Freedom, Arms of Family Provide Solace for a Shaken City: Symbols of Freedom, Arms of Family Provide Solace for an Anxious City (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)

Under a Cloud of Evil: Their Remaining Innocence in Shreds, People Shudder and Carry On (Post, Sept. 12, 2001)



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