11th September 2001:

Reactions from around the World

The events of September 11th, 2001 are well known:

• Two hijacked planes were crashed into the Twin Towers of The World Trade Center in New York..
• Another hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Washington.
• A fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania.

Thousands of people were killed.

What were the reactions of people from around the world?

Here are some quotations from writers, organisations and people in the media, immediately after the September 11th attacks.

These people may not represent the opinion of the government of their country, or even the majority of the people.

HIJACK - to use violence to take control of an airplane