Remembering 9/11, A day our lives changed. 2196 Civilians Were Killed In The Twin Towers Alone. 418 First Responders Died Trying To Save Them. The September 11 attacks resulted in 2,996 immediate (attack time) deaths: 2,977 victims and the 19 hijackers. The immediate deaths include 246 victims on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,606 in New York City in the World Trade Center and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon. About 292 people were killed at street level by burning debris and falling bodies of those who had jumped or fallen from the World Trade Centers windows. All the deaths in the attacks were civilians except for 55 military personnel killed at the Pentagon. Some immediate victims were not added to the list until years later. More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Most of those who died were U.S. citizens. The other countries with the highest losses are the United Kingdom (including the British overseas territory of Bermuda) with 67, the Dominican Republic with 47, and India with 41. So far, 2,999 people are listed as having died due to the attacks. Additionally 1,140 responders and people who worked, lived or studied in Lower Manhattan at the time have since been diagnosed with cancer. Over 1400 9/11 rescue workers have died since the 9/11 attacks. They were the responding to the scene in the months after the attacks. It is also known that there were eleven unborn babies who died on 9/11.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:12:49 +0000
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