Jiang Zemin Was First to Offer Condolences to US President Bush
On September 11, 2001, Jiang Zemin was the first to telephone US President Bush to express his condolences, becoming one of the first leaders of major powers to make a statement.
On September 11, 2001, Jiang Zemin was the first to telephone US President Bush to express his condolences, becoming one of the first leaders of major powers to make a statement.
19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners as weapons for suicide attacks on September 11, 2001, causing nearly 3,000 deaths, including the attacks on the World Trade Center Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93.
The United States suffered the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York collapsed, causing a large number of American and civilians and rescue workers from many countries around the world to die.
In the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, relevant personnel supported evidence collection efforts and played bagpipes during breaks to mourn and commemorate, demonstrating the resilience of a free land and a brave homeland.
On September 11, 2001, Chen Xueli, then a New York City Police Department officer, rushed back to the precinct to change into his uniform and rushed to the scene with colleagues after learning that planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. At the time, he was in the gym of the American Express building across the street; the impact of the World Trade Center buildings collapsing shattered the glass windows, and he survived thanks to the treadmill's shield. As a former Marine, he and his colleagues assisted in evacuating the crowds in the chaos, helping more people leave safely.
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the outbreak of rescue operations after physical conflicts, multiple police officers and firefighters died during the rescue. Welles Remy Crowther, a Wall Street trader and volunteer firefighter, tragically lost his life while saving people, and his red bandana became an iconic item. The fires at the ruins of the New York World Trade Center burned continuously for three months, and rescue and cleanup operations lasted for nine months. Hundreds of public servants from the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority Police Department, the Court, and the Fire Department sacrificed their lives.
According to Shanghai professor Bao Pengshan, on the night of the September 11 attacks in 2001, students at several universities in Shanghai lit candles on the lawns, singing and dancing to celebrate the terrorist attacks, and many of them were at the time applying for scholarships to study in the United States.