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    Breaking News Refers To Events That Are Currently Developing, or "Breaking."

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda militants hijacked four commercial airliners. Two planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane hit the Pentagon near Washington D.C., and another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed in the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. The terrorist attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction and triggered major US counterterrorism initiatives.

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda militants hijacked four commercial airliners. Two planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane hit the Pentagon near Washington D.C., and another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed in the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. The terrorist attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction and triggered major US counterterrorism initiatives.

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda militants hijacked four commercial airliners. Two planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane hit the Pentagon near Washington D.C., and another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed in the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. The terrorist attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction and triggered major US counterterrorism initiatives.

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda militants hijacked four commercial airliners. Two planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane hit the Pentagon near Washington D.C., and another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed in the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. The terrorist attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction and triggered major US counterterrorism initiatives.

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist
    group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners. Two of the planes were flown into the
    towers of the World TRADE Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon
    just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in
    Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death
    and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism. Over 3,000
    people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.,
    including more than 400 police officers and firefighters.
    On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American
    Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north
    tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping,
    burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing
    hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the
    evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras
    broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then,
    18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767United Airlines Flight
    175appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World TRADE Center and
    sliced into the south tower near the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive
    explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the
    streets below. America was under attack.

    Breaking news refers to events that are currently developing, or "breaking."


    Breaking news usually refers to events that are unexpected, such as a plane
    crash or building fire. Breaking news can also refer to news that occurs late in the
    day. Also known as a special report or news bulletin, is the interruption of
    scheduled programming and/or current news in order to report its details. Its use
    is also assigned to the most significant story of the moment or a story that is
    being covered live.

    What is a breaking news these days?


    Which newspapers do you read? What articles?
    What is the journalists job? Do you fancy becoming a journalist?

    2. Explain the following words and then make sentences with them.

    Hijacked
    Triggering
    Broadcasted.

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