People around the world were transfixed in horror before their televisions as hijacked aircraft were crashed into the world Trade Centre and Pentagon, killing more than 3000 people.

当被劫持的飞机撞入世贸中心和五角大楼，杀死3000多人时，全世界在电视机前的人都惊呆了。

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The attackers simultaneously hijacked four large passenger aircraft with the intention of crashing them into major landmarks in the United States, inflicting as much death and destruction as possible.

袭击者们同时劫持了四家大型客机的目的在于用他们撞击美国地标并造成尽可能多的伤亡和损失。

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The first operational Typhoon squadron will be on high alert in June, ready to protect Britain's skies from foreign intruders and intercept hijacked aircraft.

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Radek, who we learn has already wreaked havoc on Russia, will unleash a new round of slaughter and misery if freed, and Marshall, having just announced to the world that he will never bargain with terrorists, must weigh that cherished ideal against the lives of his own wife and child, also on board the hijacked aircraft.

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Meanwhile, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is reviewing procedures for launching fighter jets to track potentially hijacked or suspicious aircraft.

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