Terrorism: World Trade Center and the Pentagon -- Applicable Federal Criminal Law


 

Publication Date: September 2001

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Law and ethics

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The death and destruction associated with the hijacking of four commercial airliners constitute federal crimes that outlaw air piracy, murder, and kidnapping. Relevant statutes carry the death penalty and apply to any accomplices or coconspirators here or abroad.