At the time, al-Qaeda was led by Osama bin Laden. After these attacks, America set out to capture him. He was finally found living in Pakistan and killed by US forces in May 2011.
The way America has got involved in conflicts with special parts of the middle East, has made some people very angry, including a group called Al-Qaeda. Who are widely thought to have been behind the attack 9/11.
In the past, all Al-Qaeda leaders have declared holy-war against the West, and specially against the US. The holy-war it’s called “jihad”. As a part of jihad Al-Qaeda members believe attacking the USA targets is something they absolute should do.
When the attacks happened in 2001, there was number of US troops in Saudi-Arabia, and the leader of Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, said he wanted them to leave.
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