Chapter 1115 Bloody New Year
The explosion at the Vienna New Year's Concert caused 89 deaths and 465 injuries, and the Vienna's 'Golden Hall' was greatly damaged.
When the news came out, the whole world was shocked.
And this explosion seemed to kick off the year 2003!
New York, the largest and most prosperous city in the United States, is still filled with terror.
The collapsed Statue of Liberty is being rebuilt and is expected to stand on Liberty Island again in 2005. Now without the guidance of the Statue of Liberty, Americans seem to have lost their way.
The Empire State Building, a very famous skyscraper in New York, has a total of 102 floors and was originally 381 meters. The antenna installed in the 1950s raised its height to 448.7 meters. It is the second tallest building in the United States. Since September 11, 2001, the entire Empire State Building has collapsed, and the ruins have just been cleared. Some Americans can also be seen holding candles in their hands and praying at the scene.
The World Trade Center, one of the landmarks of New York, was originally composed of two parallel tower skyscrapers, four 7-story office buildings and a 22-story hotel, built between 1962 and 1976. The World Trade Center was once the tallest twin towers in the world, a landmark building in New York City, and one of the tallest buildings in the world. However, on September 11, 2001, the two main buildings of the World Trade Center collapsed one after another in the terrorist attack. Now the ruins have just been cleared, and it is expected that the two new main buildings will not be rebuilt until 2014. At this moment, there are also some Americans holding candles in their hands, praying for the dead.
In 2001, the worst-hit city was New York, the most developed and largest city in the United States, and the capital of the United States that most Chinese people think of.
Even though more than a year has passed since September 11, 2001, New Yorkers still haven't forgotten, and the wounds have not healed.
Times Square, also known as the "crossroads of the world", is a block in Manhattan, New York City, with its center located at the intersection of West 42nd Street and Broadway Avenue. Nearly 40 shopping malls and theaters gather near Times Square, which is a prosperous entertainment and shopping center. The theaters on Broadway, a large number of dazzling neon tube advertisements, and TV-style promotional films have become the symbol of New York.
The tragic incident that happened here on September 11, 2001, seemed to be forgotten. Only about a hundred people held red candles in their hands, as if telling the tragic incident.
"Boom~~"
A bus that had just arrived at the station suddenly exploded violently.
Almost at the same time, a trash can in Times Square exploded!
All of a sudden, everyone became frightened and terrified.
The casualties caused by the stampede even exceeded the direct casualties caused by the explosion.
When the situation was under control and the police counted the casualties, they were silent when they saw the numbers.
217 people died and 367 people were injured.
On New Year's Day alone, a total of 97 vicious explosions occurred in various cities in the United States, killing thousands of people and injuring more than 2,000 people.
On the Internet, organizations appeared one after another, claiming to be responsible for this.
Also on New Year's Day, as many as 59 vicious bombings occurred in various cities in the UK, killing more than 700 people and injuring more than 2,000 people.
One organization after another claimed that this was to retaliate against the British for "helping the evil", and as long as the British army was still in Afghanistan, the bombings would not stop, but would just be a new beginning.
Explosions also occurred in Tokyo, Japan. On New Year's Day, 83 vicious bombings occurred throughout Japan, killing more than 1,200 people and injuring 3,000 people.
No one expected that so many vicious bombings would occur on New Year's Day. There were nearly a thousand vicious bombings around the world, most of which were concentrated in countries that sent troops to Afghanistan, with a very targeted meaning.
The whole world lost the joy of celebrating the arrival of the New Year on New Year's Day. There was only a bloody New Year's Day full of sorrow.
Various organizations have evolved. After intercepting planes became difficult, shootings were also easy to be arrested and shot. Various organizations began to engage in vicious bombings. It became difficult to find time bombs in vicious bombings, because they might be trash cans, or left-behind packages, or in very hidden places, which made it difficult to find.
There were even people who disguised themselves as couriers, delivered packages to the police station, and then directly bombed the police stations in Europe and the United States.
Afghanistan, mountainous area.
Ten thousand Iraqi troops arrived here, and they were breaking up into small groups, dispersing, and fighting guerrilla warfare.
Unlike the guerrillas in Afghanistan, it was much easier for these Iraqi troops to be supplied, and they could obtain supplies continuously from the border with Persia.
Iraq sent people to Afghanistan twice, totaling 20,000 people.
These people maintained relative independence and had independent command, but they also cooperated with the Taliban guerrillas and the guerrillas of the "base", and shared intelligence.
Even the Taliban guerrillas and the "base" guerrillas could obtain funds and supplies from Iraq.
Although facing the pressure of the United States' possible attack on Iraq, Saddam did not intend to withdraw the troops he had sent out.
Because it would not be very useful to transfer 20,000 people back.
Saddam was strengthening the training of the army, mobilizing militias for military training, and preparing to resist the possible invasion of the Americans.
"Boom~~" On a mountain road, an Australian transport team suddenly exploded.
It was the most basic infantry fighting vehicle that ran over a mine, and the mine exploded.
"Da Da Da~~"
On the mountain, heavy machine guns fired at the transport team below, and fire snakes spewed, and bullets were fired at the transport team.
There were also small-caliber mortars firing at the transport team.
The two sides were fighting.
Then with a wave of charge, the Australian soldiers raised their hands to surrender. Facing more than 300 guerrillas, more than half of the Australian soldiers were killed or wounded.
"Pah Pa~~"
As the guns rang, these surrendered Australian soldiers were shot.
The guerrillas stripped all the clothes off the bodies and took them away, and then tied the bodies to trees to dry.
The guerrilla soldiers carried the spoils away, and at this time, two armed helicopters were coming to support.
"Boom~~"
The individual air defense missiles flew towards the two armed helicopters.
Two armed helicopters fired jamming bombs, but they were still shot down. Thick smoke billowed, and they crashed into the ground and exploded.
That's right, the guerrillas disappeared.
The guerrillas returned to their nest with the spoils. The nest was located in the mountains and was very heavily guarded. Not only were there radars, but there were also infrared detectors.
In the battle with the coalition special forces, the guerrillas were also making progress and constantly improving their anti-special operations capabilities.
The coalition special forces wanted to raid the guerrilla nests as before, but it was not that easy.
And if they launched a strong attack, even if they could eliminate a group of guerrillas, they would often have to pay a heavy price.
Because now, the nests of these guerrillas often have tunnels dug, and it is very difficult to wipe out the guerrillas.