Saudi Arabia · Politics / Al-Qaeda. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack. A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center
Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack
Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed
A French citizen of Moroccan origin is charged with conspiring with Osama Bin Laden and other suspects to kill thousands of Americans in the 11 September attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui is detained in the US on immigration charges
In an audiotape posted on a website that the US claims is "frequently used by al-Qaeda", bin Laden says he had personally directed the 19 hijackers
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the US is formed by the US Government, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda
Shortly before the US presidential election, in a taped statement, bin Laden publicly acknowledged al-Qaedas involvement in the attacks on the US, and admitted his direct link to the attacks. Says the attacks were carried out because "we are a free people who do not accept injustice, and we want to regain the freedom of our nation"
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