It was 46 minutes past eight in the morning when a first plane collided with the north tower of the World Trade Center, beginning one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in contemporary history. The attack caused the death of nearly three thousand people, including building workers, airplane passengers, and emergency teams that were trying to help at the scene.
The attack was claimed by the extremist organization Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden. This terrorist group used hijacked commercial airplanes as weapons, also striking the south tower of the complex and the Pentagon in Washington.
The consequences of this bombing were immense, leading to a profound reconfiguration of international security policies and the invasion of Afghanistan by the United States, where Al-Qaeda maintained sanctuaries. The world watched live a tragedy that forever changed global perception of terrorism.
