Evacuations (in Light of Perceived Threat of Attack)
- United Nations headquarters in New York City.
- Sears Tower in Chicago
- John Hancock Tower in Boston.
- Several skyscrapers in downtown Houston
- Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco
- Renaissance Center in Detroit
- IDS Tower in Minneapolis
- Parts of Washington, D.C., and most skyscapers in New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia
- Bank of America and Wachovia headquarters towers in Downtown Charlotte
- International flights bound for the USA were diverted to Canada (known as Operation Yellow Ribbon)
- In London, Canary Wharf, Lloyd's of London and the Stock Exchange Tower
- Empire State Building in New York was evacuated several times on September 11 and after due to false reports of potential threats.
- Chrysler Building in New York
- The World Trade Center in St. Paul
- OneAmerica Tower in Indianapolis
- HSBC Tower in Buffalo, New York
- AXA Towers in Syracuse, New York
- Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood evacuated in the wake of the attacks for a few hours.
- Walt Disney World theme parks were reported to be under threat for a short time.
- AOL Headquarters in Dulles, Virginia
- All foreign Embassies and Consulates in Israel
- The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are evacuated after a false bomb threat.
- Due to a translation error controllers believed Korean Air Flight 85 might have been hijacked. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and U.S. authorities ordered the United States Air Force to surround the plane and force it to land in Whitehorse, Canada and to shoot down the plane if the pilots did not cooperate. Alaska Governor Tony Knowles ordered the evacuation of large hotels and government buildings in Anchorage. At nearby Valdez, (also in Alaska), the U.S. Coast Guard ordered all tankers filling up with oil to head out to sea. Canadian officials evacuated all schools and large buildings in Whitehorse before the plane landed safely.
Read more about this topic: Closings And Cancellations Following The September 11 Attacks
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