Home >> Society >> Issues >> Warfare and Conflict >> Specific Conflicts >> War on Terrorism >> News and Media >> September 11, 2001 >> CNet Web Acts as Hub For Information on Attacks Web sites are swamped as people seek information about the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Also: Where to go on the Net to find out more. In Devastation's Wake Ongoing series of articles, related news and audio files. U.S. Searches For Perpetrators, Survivors As the smoldering ashes of the World Trade Center slowly yield unimaginable carnage, investigators fan out across the country to track the conspirators who orchestrated an unprecedented day of terror. Terrorist Search Leads to ISPs The hunt for the terrorists behind Tuesday's attack leads to America Online and EarthLink, both of which have handed over information to the FBI. NYSE: Markets to Stay Closed Thursday U.S. stock markets will remain closed for a third day following the deadly attack that destroyed the World Trade Center in Manhattan's financial district. Bush decries Attacks as "acts of war" The president calls the terror attacks in New York and Washington acts of war, and the White House says the president himself might have been a target. Tech Giants Scramble to Track Down Workers Sun tracks down all of its 340 workers based in the World Trade Center but learns that one Massachusetts employee died in a hijacked plane. Tech Executives Killed in Hijacking Akamai, MRV Communications, Metrocall, Netegrity, Oracle, eLogic, Raytheon, Sun, Nextwave, BEA Systems and 3Com confirm executives and employees were killed in Tuesday's attacks. More Than 5,000 People Dead or Missing The number of those killed or unaccounted for after Tuesday's suicide attacks grows to more than 5,000 as authorities scramble to unearth the dead and track down the living. (As of article writing). U.S. Reopens Skies Under Tighter Security Flights will resume on a case-by-case basis effective 8 a.m. PDT as more stringent levels of security are implemented.
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