story1221.xml
Title
story1221.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-08-19
911DA Story: Story
On September 11th, I was at my desk, working in Herzelia Israel, not far from Tel Aviv. Suddenly, I receieve a new alert from CNN, which is a service provided by CNN, for alerts and other important news:
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- World trade center damaged; unconfirmed reports say a plane has crashed into tower. Details to come.
I thought it was a piper, or a small plane, but seconds later, the messages kept on coming:
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Second plane crashes into World Trade Center.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- FBI investigating reports of foul play in World Trade Center plane crashes, according to the Associated Press. Details to come.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Sources tell CNN one of two planes that crashed into World Trade Center was an American Airlines 767.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- President Bush calls plane crashes at World Trade Center a terrorist act.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- White House evactuated. Details to come.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Fire reported on National Mall in Washington
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- CNN confirms a plane hit the Pentagon.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Significant fire at the Pentagon. Details to come.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- One of World Trade Center towers collapses; fire forces evacuation of State Department
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- United Nations evacuated.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Car bombing at the State Department, The Associated Press reports.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Pentagon monitoring second suspected hijacked plane.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Fighter scrambled amid reports of second plane headed for Pentagon.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- FAA diverting all U.S.-bound international flights to Canada.
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Part of Pentagon collapses
BREAKING NEWS from CNN.com
-- Second World Trade Center tower collapses in Manhattan
I shutdown my comptuer, and went home. The City where I've lived for 15 years would never be the same again.
Yuval
Collection
Citation
“story1221.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 9, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/7004.