Rare images from 9/11 terror attacks

Today, US marks the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the Department of Defence has released a set of rarely seen images. This was the first significant attack on a Washington government building in almost 200 years.

 

A clock, frozen at the time of impact, inside the Pentagon. PHOTO: SGT. LARRY A. SIMMONS

The clock remains frozen at 9:30 am when Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed American Airlines 77 into Pentagon and killed 64 people on the board and 125 in the building.

The aftermath in Washington of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. PHOTO: Robert Houlihan

 

President George W. Bush turns around to watch television coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Centre. PHOTO COURTESY: George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum



President Bush was at Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, when he learned of the attacks.

New York National Guard soldiers from the 69th Infantry Division and New York City firefighters band together to remove rubble. PHOTO: New York National Guard

Burned and melted items sit atop an office desk inside the fifth floor of the Pentagon. PHOTO: AirForce

President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. PHOTO: National Archives

View of a damaged office on the fifth floor of the Pentagon. PHOTO: US AirForce

Secretary of State Colin Powell gets briefed inside the President’s Emergency Operations Center. PHOTO: National Archives

The president greets firefighters, police and rescue personnel, Sept. 14, 2001. PHOTO: George W. Bush Presidential Library

President George W. Bush talks with Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and other advisors. PHOTO: National Archives



One of the first remarks President Bush made was. "We're at war", according to Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.

President George W. Bush talks on the telephone Sept. 11, 2001, as senior staff huddle aboard Air Force One. PHOTO: George W. Bush Presidential Library

An aerial view of the damage at the Pentagon two days after Sept. 11, 2001. PHOTO: US AirForce

Smoke rises from the site of the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001. PHOTO: George W. Bush Presidential Library

President George W. Bush grasps the hand of his father, former President George H. W. Bush, after speaking at the service for America’s National Day of Prayer and Remembrance. PHOTO: George W. Bush Presidential Library

Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) render honors as firefighters and rescue workers unfurl a huge American flag over the side of the Pentagon. PHOTO: US Navy

President George W. Bush greets rescue workers, firefighters and military personnel. PHOTO: George W. Bush Presidential Library

The coordinated terror attacks in New York and Virginia were the deadliest in history. PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

Never seen before images reveal the carnage of the Pentagon after the attack. PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

American Airlines flight 77 plunged into the building killing 125 people. PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

PHOTO COURTESY: FBI

A further 6,000 people were injured in the 9/11 attacks. PHOTO COURTESY: FBI