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How Did Osama Bin Laden Led Up To 9/11 Terrorism

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On September 11, 2001 terrorists attacked our country causing one of the most devastating events in United States history. Islamic extremists seized control of four airplanes, crashing two of them into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon, and the last in Pennsylvania. Overall they killed 3,000 people and another 6,000 were terribly injured.9/11 is a day the U.S. will never forget, paying respect every year to all those who sadly died. There are many clues leading up to this incident showing Osama Bin Laden’s hatred towards the U.S. and the Americans reaction to him.
Osama Bin Laden is the leader of al-Qaeda, the Islamic terrorist group that attacked the U.S. On February 23, 1998, Laden created the rule for all

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