Planecrash in US

josh · Post by **josh** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:11 am

I can't seem to get through to CNN's webpage. Can only imagine how many other people are doing the same thing.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:12 am

This is the biggest peacetime tragedy surely...

One tower has indeed collapsed. The other is teetering and The Pentagon is on fire...

11 September 2001. A sad sad day. I will only hope that retaliation is carefully thought out or there will be no end. If this is the act of a country it is an act of war. Let us hope that this is not so...

A second explosion has happened at the Pentagon...

[ 09-11-2001: Message edited by: Yshania ]

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:14 am

Originally posted by Yshania:
<STRONG>This is the biggest peacetime tragedy surely...

One tower has indeed collapsed. The other is teetering and The Pentagon is on fire...

11 September 2001. A sad sad day. I will only hope that retaliation is carefully thought out or there will be no end.

A second explosion has happened at the Pentagon...</STRONG>

where do you get your info? i cant get through to cnn either - nor the bbc.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:15 am

@Tom - I have Sky News on TV, but it is on all channels, BBC, ITV....

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:16 am

There is an explosion on Capital Hill...where is this? Is this related to the Pentagon?

josh · Post by **josh** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:16 am

Tom: Go to Sky News at [url="http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/"]www.sky.com/skynews/home/[/url]

josh · Post by **josh** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:18 am

Capitol Hill is the Parliament House of the US. Its near the White House.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:18 am

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:19 am

Eyewitnesses have seen people leaping from the twin towers...

25,000 people work in those towers, I hope so badly that they evacuated the majority...

Saruman · Post by **Saruman** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:19 am

Yshania, I wouldn't say that it was neccessarily the biggest peacetime tragedy (Chernobyl, great plague etc.) but it ranks pretty high up.

Darkpoet · Post by **Darkpoet** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:20 am

What a freaking mess. One of the planes was a 757 that was highjack as it flew out of Boston.

josh · Post by **josh** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:20 am

Has the second tower fully collapsed?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:22 am

@Ysh don't you think you are jumping to conclusions about war?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:23 am

Thanks Josh. My God!

The reporters have just asked an eyewitness if he thought it could have been an accident...

The death toll could be running into many 100s

2 towers, 2 explosions at the Pentagon and an explosion at Capital Hill...people are leaping from windows all over the place..

Sears Tower is being evacuated...

I have to dash to school - be back in a bit...

josh · Post by **josh** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:25 am

Its past midnight here but I'm not at all sleepy.

Sabre · Post by **Sabre** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:30 am

Josh, if you turn on the TV, this is been covered on nearly all channels.

josh · Post by **josh** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:32 am

Sabre: I've got the TV, the computer and the radio on.

The other tower has collapsed as well!

oki101 · Post by **oki101** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:32 am

My sympathy goes out to all Americans around the world. This is a sad and tragic day in American History

A Norwegian newspaper reports that more than 1000 people are killed.

The planes were from United Airlines and is thought to be a 737 and a 767. These planes could be carrying more than 350 passengers

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:38 am

From what i heard there were 1000 injured not dead.

I echo those feelings, i think it is a sad day for the world, not just the US, there were 55'000 people in that building, my heart goes out to those families

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:40 am

The will ba a swift counter attack from the us.

but against who?

I cant belive this - i saw the second tower colaps... live. i hope many were evacuated.