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Confirmed news at 17:00 BST - additional 2
Posted By: Zarniwoop, on host 213.122.127.122
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at 09:16:06
In Reply To: Confirmed news at 17:00 BST - additional 1 posted by Zarniwoop on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at 09:10:50:

> > Both towers of the World Trade Centre have collapsed, having been hit by hijacked planes from Logan Airport.
> >
> > The Pentagon has been hit by another plane. It is still ablaze, and part of it has collapsed.
> >
> > Another plane has crashed outside Pittsburgh, reportedly heading for Camp David.
> >
> > A car bomb has exploded outside the State Department.
> >
> > President George W. Bush has returned to Washington DC.
> >
> > The NYSE, LSE, Canary Wharf, and the White House have been/were evacuated.
> >
> > All US and Canadian airports are closed to traffic - Canada is taking all diverted transatlantic flights.
> >
> > Yasser Arafat and the Taliban have both denied all responsibility, and registered their shock.
> >
> > Prime Minister Tony Blair is safely back at 10 Downing Street.
> >
> > More to follow. Please do not respond to this message - keep the thread clear.
>
> 17:09 - The US has closed its borders.

17:13 - The London Underground is not running. The New York subway is. The US Treasury (and all other federal buildings) were evacuated. Sears Tower is/was evacuated.

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