/ 12 September 2001

800 MAY HAVE DIED AT PENTAGON

UP to 800 people are believed to have been killed at the Pentagon building when a hijacked plane slammed into it earlier Tuesday, US media reported. The reports quoted an unnamed Arlington County official as giving the unofficial toll, as rescue crews continued to dig through debris following the attack that destroyed a section of the building. About 20 000 people work at the Pentagon. According to NBC News, fire officials had put the number of dead at about 800, including the 64 people on the hijacked plane that rammed the complex. Arlington County fire officials refused to confirm or deny the reports. – AFP