Richmonders paused on Sept. 11 to remember the tragic terrorist attacks against the nation 19 years ago. On that day in 2001, terrorists hijacked four commercial jetliners with passengers aboard. Two crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York, one crashed into the Pentagon in Northern Virginia and a fourth, believed to be headed toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Penn. More than 2,900 people were killed in the attacks, while another 25,000 or more were injured, including several hundred firefighters and law enforcement officers who responded to help the injured.
