9/11 Memorial, the World Trade Attacks by numbers

Top statistics from the September 11 attacks

DARA KELLY,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 7:32 AM

Updated Monday, September 12, 2011, 5:22 PM

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As the ten year anniversary fast approaches to the 9/11 attacks that irreversibly changed U.S. history, we take a look at some of the harrowing statistics from the terrorist attacks.

The Twin Towers were built in 1970
Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819
Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402
Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614
Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1
Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39
Bodies found "intact": 289
Body parts found: 19,858
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Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609
Percentage of Americans who knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks: 20
Number of people who died when American Airlines flight 11 from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center: 92
Number of people who died when United Airlines flight 175 from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center: 65
Number of people who died when United Airlines flight 93,
From Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, crashed in rural southwest Pennsylvania: 45
Number of people who died when American Airlines flight 77, from Washington to Los Angeles, crashed into the Pentagon: 64
Number of peole killed in the Pentagon: 125

Source: New York Magazine and The Guardian newspaper

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Searlit | Aug 31, 2011, 08:37 PM EDT

There is something very bad about news I heard yesterday. It seems Giuliani insisted on setting up a securtiy center inside the Trade center, even though the Head of the police department told him it shouldn't be done, since there had already been a bombing there during the Clinton Adminstration. The idea being that you don't want to be monitoring threats from the position which is most likely to be attacked. Surveillance should have been done from outside the WTC. Also, 121 firemen became trapped in the towers because their radios weren't working, so they never received the orders to evacuate. It gives me a sick feeling, inside.

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jamthecat | Aug 31, 2011, 01:46 AM EDT

Sorry, FGreggMeagher, but the towers were brought down by two jets fully loaded with jet fuel and controlled by a group of Islamic fanatics, 15 of which were Saudi Arabian. Rant and rave about this all you want, but your suggestion is ludicrous, especially in this day and age of leaks and secrets revealed. After all, not one of the thousands of people needed to pull off this so-called demolition job has ever stepped forward and no one has slipped out proof of this to any news organization, not even WikiLeaks. That alone is evidence of how absurd these claims are.

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PhlutiePhan | Aug 30, 2011, 12:21 PM EDT

Stand behind that tree and Dizzy Dean will "whomp you to death" with an optical illusion. I believe in conspiracies. Flight 800 is the most obvious. However, you can take this to an extreme in your description of 9-11. There may well have been extenuating circumstances involved. However, the bare facts are there and they are sad.

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FGreggMeagher | Aug 30, 2011, 10:29 AM EDT

An investigation into the FULL TRUTH concerning the Twin Towers is required! The later, in honor of all those lost in the Towers and their surviving loved ones and friends; as well as, for the World Who cares about Life and Truth. There exists more than sufficient 'Expert Support' demonstrating that the Twin Towers were not brought down by the aircraft involved; and further, there exists sufficient concern and reasonable doubt that involvement in this horrifying act of terrorism was within the USA internal property owners, government officials, and pentagon personnel.

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