19 suspects involved in the hijackings were identified. 27 detained at airports. 2 hijackers believed to have been trained Florida flying school. 50,000 US Reservists have been called up. 4 US Air Force jets scrambled to take on the hijacked planes but were too late.
Bomb threats increase.
US warns of people making false calls. 4,700 are listed missing in New York. US fleet moving to Diego Garcia for possible strike on Afghanistan. By David Hearst Extraordinary moments of human suffering and poignancy are emerging both on the hijacked planes and inside the targeted buildings. Within seconds of passengers desperately contacting loved ones by mobile phone, workers inside the towers of the World Trade Centre were witnessing the impending crashes.