story1221.xml
Title
story1221.xml
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
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
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Created by Author
yes
Described by Author
no
Date Entered
2002-08-19
Collection
Citation
“story1221.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/7004/.