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 | | Friday, 8 March, 2002, 13:43 GMT In pictures: Pentagon crash A sequence of five newly-released pictures shows the moment a hijacked American Airlines plane slammed into the Pentagon on 11 September, 2001. The photos, taken by a surveillance camera, show the date of 12 September and the time of 1737, even though the crash took place the day before at 0937 local time. (All pictures AP)  American Airlines Flight 77 is about to hit the building  A white glow develops immediately after impact  A mountain of fire and smoke rises above the building  The impact caused a five-floor section of the building to collapse  Sixty-four are killed on board the plane and 190 in the Pentagon | | See also:  Top Americas stories now:  Links to more Americas stories are at the foot of the page. |
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