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WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS IN CRISIS
September 11, 2001The Euro shot from 89 to 91 cents, oil rose three dollars a barrel, and European stocks were set back sharply. London's FTSE Index closed down 5.72%, the CAC 40 in Paris dropped 7.39% and Frankfurt's DAX fell 9.1%. These... continued
HUGE CASUALTIES AMONG NEW YORK FIRE AND POLICE UPDATED 11:45PM EST
September 11, 2001Thee hundred New York City firemen and approximately thirty policemen are missing and believed dead in the World Trade Center catastrophe. This is the largest number of American emergency service personnel ever killed in a single day in the line... continued
WORLD TRADE CENTER UPDATE 5:25 EST
September 11, 2001At 5:22, Building 7, a 25 story building in the World Trade Center complex collapsed. As of 5:20PM EST, it was believed that as many as twenty thousand people may have been in the World Trade Center when the twin... continued
MASSIVE TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST UNITED STATES Updated 12:12 EST
September 11, 2001Yasir Arafat and the Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan have both condemned terrorist attacks on the United States. From Kabul a Taliban spokesman said that Osama bin Laden, the Saudi Dissident, "could not have been responsible for the attacks on the... continued
PLANE UPDATE: SHOOT-DOWN ORDERS OVER NY, DC, POSSIBLY OTHER AREAS.
September 11, 2001Military jets are now airborne over New York and Washington and possibly other cities with orders to shoot down any planes in the air. The airspace over all American cities is closed to air activity at this time. As of... continued
CONUS MILITARY FORCES GOING TO THREATCON ALERT LEVELS
September 11, 2001US Continental Military Commands are moving to threatcon level alerts. These alert levels are associated with immediate threat and warfare. Air Force One has landed at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana, after initially leaving Florida for Washington. The President has stated... continued
WORLD TRADE CENTER DESTROYED, FIRES SPREADING Updated 12:27 EST
September 11, 2001Fires are now spreading in lower Manhattan, as a severely crippled New York City Fire Department sends out urgent calls up and down the East Coast for support. At least a dozen people jumped from the upper floors of the... continued
A Year Ago–MASSIVE TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST US
September 11, 2001Whitley Strieber wrote this story a year ago today:The most massive terrorist attack in history unfolded in the United States today. The World Trade Center was destroyed, and the city's Emergency Management Center, Police Headquarters and City Hall were closed.... continued
Prayer Group Meets for Peace
September 11, 2001The Prayer Group will respond to the terrorist catastrophe with continuous prayer for peace. On this terrible day, we must bring into our hearts the suffering and those who have just lost their lives. We must also pray for our... continued
WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSE UPDATE 3:10 EST
September 11, 2001As of 3:00PM EST there is no evidence that a fast-spreading fire is going to occur in lower Manhattan, however there continues to be concern that other buildings in the area may collapse. A debris mass five stories high, still... continued