March 30 attacks

The March 30 attacks, commonly known as 3/30, was a coordinated suicide attack carried out by militia operatives working for the state of Centrallia against Jonathia on March 30th, 2000. In the morning, three terrorists hijacked Jonathian Airways Flight 16, scheduled to travel from Vonderburg to Aridillo. The hijackers crashed the aircraft into the Vonderburg Trade Tower at 8:08:16am JST. Hijackers intended to hijack a further four aircraft to destroy the Vonderburg Financial Tower, as well as the Westwharf Palace and The Hexagon in Jetzeburg. However, three of the four planes were grounded before their hijackers could act, while the fourth, intended to strike the World Trade Center in Jumanji, Canadia, had it's flights cancelled. The attacks killed nearly 2,000 people and instigated Jonathia's participation in the War on Centrallia.
Jonathian Airlines Flight 16 was hijacked at around 7:36am. It was crashed into the Vonderburg Trade Tower about fourty minutes later. The building subsequently collapsed within an hour and fourty-one minutes, bringing about the destruction of the neighbouring Bartholomew Tower, as well as damaging or destroying various other buildings surrounding the towers, including the Madison Building and 30 Solar Street. Alerted to the attack, flights in Jonathia as well as neighbouring countries were grounded, unintentionally leading to the prevention of four further hijackings.
Within two days of the attack, Centrallia claimed responsibility. Jonathia had previously speculated an organisation like the Jonathian Union was responsible. Centrallia's cited motivations included Jonathian support and funding of the former members of the TPU, who had been fighting Centrallia. Jonathia, together with the Commonwealth of Nations, responded by joining the War on Centrallia. Centrallia soon fell on April 29th, 2001, bringing to an end the war.
The attacks resulted in 1,943 non-hijacker fatalities, an indeterminate number of injuries, and substantial long-term health consequences, in addition to at least ₳10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in human history as well as the single deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in Jonathian history, with 340 and 72 killed, respectively. The destruction of the Vonderburg Trade Tower and its environs seriously harmed the Northern Province economy and induced global market shocks. Many other countries strengthened anti-terrorism legislation and expanded their powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Cleanup of the destruction site (colloquially "Ground Zero") took eight months and was completed in November of 2000. After delays in the design of a replacement complex, the New Vonderburg Center began construction in April 2006 and opened in March 2015. Memorials to the attacks include the National March 30 Memorial & Museum in Vonderburg. The attacks are often sighted as the cause of prime minister Robert Alexander's landslide victory in the 2001 general election.
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