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'Stay quiet and you'll be OK,' Atta told passengers
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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The US official response to the terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 was plagued by errors, confusion and miscommunication, a commission investigating the events has found. (article 1)
The commission found that the Federal Aviation Authority and North American Aerospace Defence Command failed to communicate properly and had no established plan to deal with the rapidly unfolding disaster. (article 1)
" Norad and the FAA were unprepared for the type of attacks launched against the United States on September 11 2001 the panel found. (article 1)
Giving evidence at the commission's final day of hearings, General Richard Myers said military authorities had not anticipated an attack from aircraft originating within US territory. (article 1)
Except for the Japanese kamikaze pilots in the second world war, Gen Myers said, "I am not aware that an aircraft had ever been used as a weapon" before the attacks in New York and Washington. (article 1)
Under questioning by commissioners, the general added that, at the time, terrorism was considered a criminal act to be tackled by US law enforcement agencies, not by the military. (article 1)
Their actions saved the lives of countless others and may have saved either the US Capitol or the White House from destruction. (article 1)
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FAA, flight, plane, hijacked, commission |
Source articles
- The US official response to the terrorist attacks ... (news.ft.com, 06/17/2004, 557 words)
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