Never-seen photographs from the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon released by the FBI. Washington: Never-seen photographs from the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon released by the FBI this week show the massive devastation that faced first responders.
American Airlines Flight 77 out of Dulles International Airport slammed into the Pentagon's western wall. Photo: FBI websiteTwenty-seven pictures from that day depict the crushed walls, blazing fires and eviscerated interiors of the seat of the US Department of Defense.
Nearly 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attack. Photos: FBI websiteThe American Airlines jet that struck the Pentagon was one of the four airliners hijacked by Al-Qaeda teams and used as weapons in the deadliest terror attack ever on US soil.
The photos show the crushed walls, blazing fires and eviscerated interiors of the seat of the US Department of Defense. Photo: FBI websiteWhen the Pentagon was hit, two other airliners had already been flown into New York's World Trade Center; the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers rose up against the hijackers.
An aerial view of the Pentagon after the 9/11 attack. Photo: FBI websiteAmerican Airlines Flight 77 out of Dulles International Airport slammed into the Pentagon's western wall, killing all 64 people on the plane, including the five hijackers, and 125 on the ground.
One poignant shot shows an American flag tangled in concrete-and-rebar wreckage being cleared by a tractor. Photo: FBI websiteOne poignant shot shows an American flag tangled in concrete-and-rebar wreckage being cleared by a tractor.
Another shows rescuers crouched as a blaze consumes part of west side of the building.
Helmeted and gas-masked rescuers in the search for survivors and bodies. Photo: FBI websiteIn another, helmeted and gas-masked rescuers watch as a dog sniffs the rubble in the search for survivors and bodies.
Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks, most of them at the World Trade Center.
