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Short History Of... by Noiser

Sep 6, 202659:09Society & Culture

On the morning of September 11th, 2001, terrorists from the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda hijacked four commercial aircraft in a coordinated attack against targets in the United States. Two planes were intentionally c...

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