13. The destruction of the Twin
Towers caused serious
damage to the economy of
Lower Manhattan and had a
significant impact on global
markets. Cleanup of the
World Trade Center site was
completed in May 2002
14. Some passengers and crew
members who were able to make
phone calls from the aircraft
using the cabin air phone service
and mobile phones provided
details that there were several
hijackers aboard each plane; that
mace, tear gas, or pepper spray
was used and that some people
aboard had been stabbed
15. More than 90% of the workers
and visitors who died in the
towers had been at or above
the points of impact
16. The Pentagon was severely
damaged by the impact of
American Airlines Flight 77
and ensuing fires, causing
one section of the building to
collapse
17. Bin Laden, who orchestrated
the attacks, initially denied but
later admitted involvement.
Broadcast a statement by bin
Laden on September
16, 2001, stating, "I stress
that I have not carried out this
act, which appears to have
been carried out by
individuals with their own
motivation
18. The journalist Yosri Fouda of the
Arabic television channel Al
Jazeera reported that in April
2002, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
admitted his involvement, along
with Ramzi bin al-Shibh.
