Remembering 9 11

The attacks which took place on 9-11 shocked and horrified the nation whose citizens could not understand why anyone would want to harm innocent people. Several hours after the first airplane struck the twin tower, the media reported that the people responsible for the crime were members of a terrorist group called Al-Qaida. The average American citizen had never heard of them before that day. ³In February 1998, Al-Qaeda issued a statement under the banner of µThe World Islamic Front for Jihad A