File:George W. Bush visits Pentagon 9-12-01.jpg

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Description US President George W. Bush visits the Pentagon on September 12, 2001. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld briefs him, in the aftermath of the September 11th terror attack. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew it into the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers brought the aircraft down in a Pennsylvania field.
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Author DoD photo by: MICHAEL GARCIA, CIV, DOD

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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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