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Confirmed news at 17:00 BST - additional 1
Posted By: Zarniwoop, on host 213.122.127.122
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at 09:10:50
In Reply To: Confirmed news at 17:00 BST posted by Zarniwoop on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at 09:08:34:

> Both towers of the World Trade Centre have collapsed, having been hit by hijacked planes from Logan Airport.
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> The Pentagon has been hit by another plane. It is still ablaze, and part of it has collapsed.
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> Another plane has crashed outside Pittsburgh, reportedly heading for Camp David.
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> A car bomb has exploded outside the State Department.
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> President George W. Bush has returned to Washington DC.
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> The NYSE, LSE, Canary Wharf, and the White House have been/were evacuated.
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> All US and Canadian airports are closed to traffic - Canada is taking all diverted transatlantic flights.
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> Yasser Arafat and the Taliban have both denied all responsibility, and registered their shock.
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> Prime Minister Tony Blair is safely back at 10 Downing Street.
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> More to follow. Please do not respond to this message - keep the thread clear.

17:09 - The US has closed its borders.

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