Where were you when you found out about the 9/11 attacks?

I was in Year 3 and my class was having a story read to us. The tearful teaching assistant came in and told my teacher that the "world trade centre had been knocked down by a plane" - I remember going home and wondering what the world trade centre was and why it was so important; the majority of channels cut off to give the announcement, etc. I remember watching the news with the headlines scrolling across the bottom. One specific channel showed footage of the reporter running into a take-away to escape the smoke that was billowing towards them.

Quite odd how we can remember such things. So can you remember it.. and if so.. where were you? :)

I was at school and I came home put the tele on thinking the cartoons or somethin good would be on but it was the news about the towers and i was like OMG whats happened.

I was in primary school and I remember coming out to meet my mum to find everyone talking about it. I remember then putting two and two together because earlier in the day the teachers had all gathered together and they were flitting between classrooms looking concerned and confused.

I remember on the walk home from school my mum explained to me that there had been an attack from people who wanted to cause trouble for the USA and they had flown a plane into two very important buildings and lots of people were killed.

before this she had been talking about dinner though so I was kinda distracted haha

I don't remember ;D

In the car on the way home from school. I remember my mum telling me that two planes had crashed into a building or something. I remember that there wasn't any kids programs on and this annoyed me. Makes me feel a bit guilty now but I was only 9 at the time :D

walking to my dads i think

In the school playground at home time, I remember hearing parents talking about it. I didn't really know what it meant until I got home and saw the news.

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Originally Posted by Jordesh

I don't remember ;D

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same tbh. I always hate these sorta questions "where were you when princess diana died" etc and it makes me feel like crap for not remembering :P

I was at school then when i came home i turned on tv and CBBC had been taken over by wall-to-wall news.