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Flight 93 Was Supposed to Hit the Capitol. Passengers Thwarted the Attack.

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On August 17, 2001, while preparing for his mission, Ziad Jarrah flew a checkpoint at the Airborne Systems Flight School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Less than a month later, Jarrah, a Lebanese citizen, piloted a United Airlines flight that was about to crash into the U.S. Capitol. However, thanks to passenger resistance, the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all aboard.
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On August 17, 2001, while preparing for his mission, Ziad Jarrah flew a checkpoint at the Airborne Systems Flight School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Less than a month later, Jarrah, a Lebanese citizen, piloted a United Airlines flight that was about to crash into the U.S. Capitol. However, thanks to passenger resistance, the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all aboard.

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newsweek.pl broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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