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The September 11 attacks were a coordinated series of suicide attacks carried out by the Islamic terrorist organization al‑Qaeda in 2001, involving the hijacking of four airliners that were flown into high‑profile U.S. targets. Two aircraft struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third hit the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and the fourth crashed in a rural Pennsylvania field after passengers attempted to retake control.

In response to the attacks, the United States launched a global war on terror, initiating military operations in Afghanistan and prompting NATO to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty for the first time, calling on allies to combat al‑Qaeda and its supporters. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop, requiring all airborne aircraft to return to their point of origin or divert to Canada.