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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times. Monday, September 17, 2001 Also Today: On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was signed by a majority of the delegates present at the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
10:15 pm - Appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live," Attorney General Ashcroft said he is concerned that more terrorist attacks against the Unites States may be planned. "Frankly, I think we need to be careful and we need to understand that there is a risk," stated Ashcroft. "The magnitude and nature of these attacks -- the coordination, the sophistication of these attacks -- indicate to me that they are not sort of random acts by people who are just angry. These are long, prolonged, planned activities." [See: Ashcroft says more attacks may be planned (CNN)] 5:50 pm - President Bush ordered the government to develop a plan to assist the U.S. airline industry that has been financially ravaged by lost flights and increased security measures resulting from the terrorist attacks. [See: Bush Orders Government Aid Plan for U.S. Airlines (Reuters)] 4:00 pm - Stocks fell to their lowest levels in three years. [See: Stocks fall to 3-year lows (CNN)] 3:40 pm - FBI Director Robert Mueller stated in a press conference that there had been "no warning signs" of the terrorist attacks. [See: FBI chief: 'No warning signs' of terrorist attacks (CNN)] 3:35 pm - Attorney General Ashcroft announced that that federal air marshals would be placed on commercial domestic flights. 2:00 pm - After being warned by Pakistan to turn over Osama bin Laden or face U.S. military strikes, Afghanistan's Islamic clerics will meet tomorrow, Sept. 18, 2001, and say "they will decide." [See: Taliban considers warning over bin Laden (CNN)] 1:45 pm - Taliban leaders offered no sign that they would turn over Osama bin Laden after three hours of discussion with representatives of Pakistan. [See: Taliban Unmoved on Status of Bin Laden (Reuters)] 12:45 pm - Speaking briefly to the press at the Pentagon, president Bush said he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive. "I want justice. And there's an old poster out West that says, 'Wanted: Dead or Alive,'" said the president. [See: Bush Wants Bin Laden Dead or Alive; Markets Fall (Reuters)] 11:30 am - The International Monetary Fund and World Bank officially cancelled their joint meeting scheduled in Washington, D.C. for the end of September. The action came as a result of security concerns arising from the terrorist attacks against New York and Washington. 9:40 am - Stocks fell to near three-year lows shortly after the reopening of trading. [See: Wall Street Falls Sharply in Early Going (Reuters)] 8:20 am - The Federal Reserve announced it was dropping interest rates by one-half a point. The action, taken just before the reopening of the stock exchanges was viewed as a way of preventing a large initial drop in stock values. [See: Fed Cuts Interest Rates as Markets Prepare to Open (Reuters)] 7:45 am - The Pakistani army reported that Afghanistan had deployed from 20,000 to 25,000 troops along the Paksitan - Afghanistan border near the Khyber Pass. [See: Pakistan Army Reports Afghan Troop Movements (Reuters/Washington Post)] Pakistan's army said on Monday that Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have deployed a force of between 20,000 and 25,000 fighters just across the border from the Khyber Pass into Pakistan. 6:15 am - A representative of the Pakistan government personally warned Taliban Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Mutawakel to turn over Osama bin Laden within 72 hours or face U.S. military strikes. [See: Pakistan envoys deliver warning to Taliban (CNN)] 1:30 am - Officials of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government were reported leaving the Afghan capital of Kabul early Monday morning as expectation of U.S. military strikes grow. [See: Taliban Officials Fleeing Afghan Capital (Reuters)]
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