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ABCNEWS.com : FBI: Hijacking Passengers Fought, Saved Lives

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Family members of the victims

of United Flight 93 attend a

prayer service in Somerset, Pa.,

on Sept. 14. (Gene J. Puskar/AP

Photo)

Hijackijng Heroism

FBI: Passengers Fought, Saved Lives

Oct. 3 — Providing the most detailed glimpse

yet into the final moments aboard the hijacked

jetliner that crashed in Pennsylvania three

weeks ago, investigators today said the

passengers and crew fought and died like

heroes.

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At a hearing on Capitol Hill this morning before the new House Terrorism and

Homeland Security Subcommittee, FBI counter-terrorism director Tim Caruso

confirmed passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 battled the terrorists who took

over their plane and probably prevented it from striking the nation's capital.

"I can confirm that the passengers engaged in a fight for their lives with their four

hijackers," Caruso said. "And most likely, as a result of their efforts, saved the

lives of unknown individuals on the ground."

The Boeing 757 crashed in a Pennsylvania field, killing all 44 people on board on

the day when two other hijacked planes destroyed the World Trade Center towers

in New York and a fourth smashed into a side of the Pentagon in Northern

Virginia.

Officials believe United Flight 93, which departed from Newark, N.J., at 8:42 a.m.

ET before crashing two hours later, may have been headed toward a major

landmark in Washington.

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