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September 11, 2001 attacks

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

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Jan 8, 2026
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Which ICE agents have died in the line of duty since the agency's founding and what were the circumstances?

The official tally on ICE’s own “Wall of Honor” and reporting by researchers shows that 29 ICE officers have died in the line of duty since the agency was created after the September 11, 2001 attacks ...

Feb 1, 2026
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Were 5 Israeli men arrested on 9/11 after being reported celebrating during the destruction of the WTC?

Yes — five i nationals were arrested on September 11, 2001, after witnesses reported seeing a group filming and behaving in what some described as celebratory ways while the burned; they were employee...

Jan 12, 2026
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How have conspiracy theories about the 'Dancing Israelis' influenced public perception of the 9/11 investigations?

Conspiracy theories centered on the so-called "Dancing Israelis" — five Israeli nationals arrested on 9/11 after being seen filming the World Trade Center attacks — have persisted as a potent symbol u...

Jan 29, 2026

building 7 world trade center collaps

concluded after a multi‑year technical investigation that fires ignited by debris from the nearby collapsing towers led to a progressive internal failure and the full collapse of at about 5:20 p.m. on...

Feb 1, 2026

What evidence have demolition experts and structural engineers cited in rejecting controlled-demolition claims about 9/11?

Structural engineers and mainstream demolition experts reject claims about the collapses primarily because peer‑reviewed investigations attribute the failures to impact damage and prolonged fire weake...

Jan 27, 2026

What role did structural design and fireproofing play in WTC 7’s vulnerability?

The collapse of Building 7 () on was driven primarily by fire-induced failure of an internal column that propagated through an atypical structural system ill-equipped to tolerate the long-duration, un...

Jan 25, 2026

How do experts explain the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 on September 11 2001?

Experts who studied (WTC 7) conclude that the building’s collapse at 5:20 p.m. on , resulted from fire-induced, gravity-driven failure initiated by structural damage from debris and prolonged uncontro...

Jan 19, 2026

What were the official charges, investigations, and outcomes for the 'Dancing Israelis'?

Five men of Israeli nationality were stopped by New Jersey police on September 11, 2001 after being reported by a witness who said they were celebrating and photographing the collapse of the World Tra...

Jan 14, 2026

Twin towers

The Twin Towers were the centerpiece of the World Trade Center, a 16‑acre commercial complex in lower Manhattan that symbolized U.S. economic power and globalization and were destroyed in coordinated ...

Jan 10, 2026

How many buildings collapsed in Manhattan on 9/11

Seven buildings in the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan were destroyed or brought down on September 11, 2001 — most notably the two 110‑story towers (WTC 1 and WTC 2) and 47‑story 7 World...

Jan 9, 2026

What evidence (photos, videos, witness statements) linked the five men to suspicious activity on 9/11?

Four hours after the World Trade Center was struck, five men—reported in mainstream and later-conspiracy literature as Israeli nationals—were detained by the FBI after witnesses and bystanders said th...

Jan 8, 2026

Are there pictures of the 9/11 airplane crashes?

Photographs and videos of the September 11, 2001 attacks do exist and are widely archived: multiple newsroom galleries and government collections contain images of the World Trade Center towers immedi...