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![]() Soon after takeoff, the terrorists commandeered the four planes and took the controls, transforming ordinary passenger jets into guided missiles. and Newark International Airport in New Jersey-and boarded four early-morning flights bound for California, chosen because the planes were loaded with fuel for the long transcontinental journey. The 19 terrorists easily smuggled box-cutters and knives through security at three East Coast airports-Logan International Airport in Boston, Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. Others had slipped into the country in the months before September 11 and acted as the “muscle” in the operation. Some of the terrorists had lived in the United States for more than a year and had taken flying lessons at American commercial flight schools. ![]() Reportedly financed by the al Qaeda terrorist organization of Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden, they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East. ![]() The hijackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. ![]()
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