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On September 11, 2001, a crazed group of terrorists over took 4 American Jetliners full of fuel. These were very well thought out attacks, the attackers made sure that they chose Jet's that were flying from coast to coast. This page is about United Airlines Flight 93, and the brave people that were on that flight on that horrible day. United Airlines Flight 93's voice recorder picked up scuffling sounds as well as shouts in Arabic and English, the officials said, but listeners have not been able to discern what was happening or who among the passengers, crew or hijackers was involved in the struggle.
Officials have said that the passengers appeared to have stormed the cockpit after the four hijackers commandeered the flight. That account has been based primarily on cell phone talks between passengers and people on the ground.
Technical experts are continuing their efforts to enhance the sounds from the cockpit listening device, which uses microphones in the headsets of the pilots and on the cockpit ceiling.
Mueller and Ashcroft visited the crash site on Thursday after receiving a preliminary briefing on the recorder's contents. Mueller said that the passengers heroically prevented the hijackers from striking their target, an undetermined site in Washington.
"We believe those passengers on this jet were absolute heroes and their actions during this flight were heroic," the FBI director said.
In the past week, officials have said that the passengers appeared to have stormed the cockpit after the four hijackers commandeered the flight. That account has been based primarily on cell phone talks between passengers and people on the ground.
Technical experts are continuing their efforts to enhance the sounds from the cockpit listening device, which uses microphones in the headsets of the pilots and on the cockpit ceiling.
Mueller and Ashcroft visited the crash site on Thursday after receiving a preliminary briefing on the recorder's contents. Mueller said that the passengers heroically prevented the hijackers from striking their target, an undetermined site in Washington.
"We believe those passengers on this jet were absolute heroes and their actions during this flight were heroic," the FBI director said. |
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