Atrocities ... hijacked planes strike World Trade Center in devastating attack
TEN years ago the world changed for ever when terrorists flew two planes into
New York's World Trade Center.
It brought to the fore a long-simmering campaign against the West by
extremist Muslims linked to al-Qaeda.
Nearly 3,000 people died as the Twin Towers were destroyed on September 11,
2001, a third plane hit the Pentagon and a fourth crash-landed after
passengers tried to seize control from terrorists.
Map ... shockwaves from 9/11 have spread worldwide
George W Bush declared a War On Terror and ever since the conflict has never strayed far from the headlines. Here, TIM SPANTON reveals a timeline of events through iconic Sun pages.
18.09.2001
AMERICA slowly returns to business normality but US stock exchange suffers record one-day loss and air traffic falls by a fifth.
07.10.2001
BRITAIN and US invade Afghanistan to overthrow Taliban government, starting with an air blitz on military targets in Kabul.
22.12.2001
PETTY criminal Richard Reid fails in bid to blow up jet with explosives hidden in his shoe. He had converted to Islam while in jail.
12.10.2002
NIGHTCLUBS in Bali attacked by a suicide bomber and a car bomb. Radical Islamists Jemaah Islamiyah responsible for 202 deaths.
25.10.2002
PSYCHO John Allen Muhammad's sniper attacks leave ten dead and three injured. Jihad - holy war - against US is the prime motive.
21.01.2003
THE Sun calls for hate-mongering preacher Abu Hamza to leave Britain. He was later jailed and is fighting extradition to US.
01.03.2003
KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is captured. He is in Guantanamo Bay, facing death sentence.
20.03.2003
BRITAIN and US invade Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Before battle, Commanding Officer Tim Collins gives a rousing speech.
11.03.2004
TEN bombs are set off on four commuter trains, killing 191 people and injuring 1,800. Muslim terrorists are behind the attacks.
07.07.2005
SUICIDE bombers attack three Tube trains and a double-decker bus in London. The four bombers and 52 people are killed, 700 hurt.
21.07.2005
WOULD-BE suicide bombers try to repeat attacks of July 7 but their bombs fail to detonate. They receive lengthy jail terms.
22.07.2005
COPS shoot dead Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, mistaking him for one of the previous day's failed suicide bombers.
11.08.2006
POLICE smash plot to make bombs from liquids targeting transatlantic flights. Liquid restrictions are imposed on flights.
23.03.2007
EIGHT sailors and seven Marines are captured in Persian Gulf waters by Iran without a shot fired. They are released 12 days later.
29.06.2007
TWO petrol bombs left in a Mercedes fail to explode in London. Parked by Iraqi Dr Bilal Abdullah and Indian engineer Kafeel Ahmed.
30.06.2007
ABDULLAH and Ahmed crash a Jeep loaded with propane into Glasgow Airport. Ahmed dies of burns, Abdullah gets 32 years.
28.08.2009
THE Sun prints photos of Britain's 207 Afghan War dead and demands action from politicians. Our troops deserve better.
08.01.2010
THE Sun reveals hate preacher Anjem Choudary rakes in £25,000 a year in benefits – equal to a salary of £32,500 before tax.
11.11.2010
Muslims Against Crusaders disrupt Remembrance Day in London by burning poppies. Emdadur Choudhury is later fined just £50.
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