2 aircraft crash into World Trade Center; reports of hijacking investigated
Planes crashed into the upper floors of both World Trade Center towers minutes apart today in a horrific scene of explosions and fires that left gaping holes
in the 110-story buildings. There was no immediate official word on injuries or fatalities in the twin disasters, which happened shortly before 9 a.m. and then right around 9 a.m. There were some news reports that at least six people were killed and thousands were injured. In Washington, officials said the FBI was investigating reports of a plane hijacking before the crashes.
Reportedly, the FAA is shutting down all air traffic across the U.S. today, due to this tragic event, which the President is calling a terroist act. Also, TV is showing shots of the Pentagon on fire. Update (08:00): Both towers have collapsed, the Pentagon fire is also the result of a air collision and another plane has crashed in Western Pennsylvania, 80 miles SE of Pittsburgh. There are reports, unverified, of perhaps other planes in the sky that have been hijacked. No word yet on how many casualties among the 50,000 workers in the WTC collapse or how many dead in the Pentagon collison.
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