Planes slam into World Trade Center
Ambulances rush to scene, no word on casualties
An explosion rocks World Trade Center Tower 1 as Tower 2 burns from a previous plane collision.
MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
New York, Sept. 11 — Two aircraft slammed into the World Trade Center in New York on Tuesday, in what was immediately speculated to be a terrorist attack. Police and ambulances were rushing to the scene.The aircraft struck about a half hour apart, starting fires and sending smoke billowing out of the skyscrapers.
EYEWITNESSES SAID what looked like a plane had been swaying back and forth before it went right into the skyscraper. The first crash happened around 8:30 a.m. ET.
“You could hear a jet overhead and it seemed to be low,” eyewitness Mary Cozza told WNBC TV, describing the aircraft as a small jet plane.
Another bystander described a barrage of debris raining down on the sidewalk below. Smoke erupted out of at least two sides of the building.
About 9 a.m., a second aircraft was seen crashing into the other tower. Broadcast cameras already watching the scene filmed the second plane ram the tower.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.