11/7 Attacks

The attacks on the United States the day before the 2016 Presidential Election is often pointed to as the event that flipped the race and secured a victory for the Republican Party. The attacks were orchestrated in Orlando, New York and Boston with a prevented attack in Washington DC. The attacks were carried out by the Islamic State group that originated in Syria-Iraq.

The attacks were carried out between 8:14am and 2:56pm on the 7th of November 2016. The methods used included bombing, hostage taking and mass shooting.

New York Attack
The first attack occurred in morning rush hour New York with the hijacking of the Staten Island Ferry by ten IS agents at precisely 8:14am in the morning. The security detail and crew were rounded up and shot, passengers were warned to comply or meet a similar fate. Four of ten IS agents were armed with a suicide vest, of which passengers were aware, to an extent. Phones were confiscated, but many managed to phone family in the initial chaos on board. It is known at least one non-crew civilian was shot fatally during the initial chaos. At 8:31,using a confiscated phone, the Jihads alerted the authorities of their situation. They demanded the immediate ceasing of drone attacks in Syria and Iraq

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