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The fatalities were in the thousands: 265 on the four planes; 2,595, including 343 [[New York City Fire Department|New York City firefighter]]s, 23 [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] police officers, and 37 [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey|Port Authority]] police officers, in the towers and on the ground; and 125 [[civilian]]s and military personnel at the Pentagon. At least 2,986 people were killed in total. In addition to the 110-floor Twin Towers of the World Trade Center itself, five other buildings at the WTC site, including [[7 World Trade Center|WTC building 7]], and four [[New York City Subway|subway]] stations were destroyed or badly damaged. In total, on [[Manhattan Island]], 25 buildings were damaged. Communications equipment such as broadcast [[radio]], [[television]] and [[two-way radio]] antenna towers were damaged beyond repair. In [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]], a portion of the Pentagon was severely damaged by fire and one section of the building collapsed.<ref>Kugler, Sara. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/29/attack/main580620.shtml New WTC Death Toll Is 2,752]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' (reported by [[CBS News]]). [[October 30]], [[2003]].</ref>
Some passengers and crew members were able to make phone calls from the
For a short period, the precise identity of the 19 hijackers was uncertain. For example, the [[BBC]] reported 14 days after the attack that 4 of the 19 were alive based upon the initial identification supplied by the FBI.<ref>[[BBC News]]. "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1559151.stm Hijack 'suspects' alive and well]." [[September 23]], [[2001]].</ref>
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