Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The 9/11 attacks refer to a coordinated series of terrorist attacks carried out by the extremist group al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, targeting the United States. This tragic event involved the hijacking of four commercial airplanes, resulting in the destruction of the World Trade Center towers in New York City and significant damage to the Pentagon, leading to a profound shift in national security policies and debates around balancing individual liberties with security measures.
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