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FBI Releases Never-Before-Seen Photos From 9/11 Pentagon Attack

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The FBI has released handful of never-before-seen photos from the attack at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

There were 184 people killed at the Pentagon on 9/11, when hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the building in Arlington County, Virginia. In total, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks at the Pentagon and World Trade Center and on Flight 93.

The newly released FBI images show firefighters and first responders working at the scene, surrounded by destruction and debris from the building and the plane in the aftermath of the attack.

FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Flames and smoke billowing from a hole in the exterior wall after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001.FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Exterior damage after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001. FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Damage done to an inner wall of the Pentagon after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into it in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001. FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Members of the emergency services search with a sniffer dog after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001. FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Mangled debris from a plane sits in grass after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001. FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Members of the emergency services holding a US flag after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001.FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Debris left after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia on Sept. 11, 2001.FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Debris after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001. FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
Debris lays on the ground after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001. FBI/EPA
FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks
An overhead view of damage after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001. FBI/EPA

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