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There were a total of 2,996 deaths, including the 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims.[44] The victims were distributed as follows: 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,606 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon.[37][45] All the deaths in the attacks were civilians except for 55 military personnel killed in the attack on the Pentagon.[46]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
Over 90% of the deaths were those
on the ground. Of the 2977 killed, excluding the terrorists, 246 were passengers. Those numbers reiterates the bigger threat of aircraft is to facilities and people on the ground.
Ron