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Aerial photograph of the Pentagon taken on Sept. 14, 2001, shows some of the destruction.
This aerial photograph of the Pentagon taken on Sept. 14, 2001, shows some of the destruction caused when the hijacked American Airlines flight slammed into the building on Sept. 11. The terrorist attack caused extensive damage to the west face of the building and followed similar attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

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