osama bin laden - a saudi arabian millionaire and religious zealot 1 who founded the extremist islamic organization al-qaeda - boarded a flight from portland, maine to boston.
upon arrival at logan international airport, they and three other members of al-qaeda boarded the 7:45 a.m.
american airlines flight 11 bound for los angeles. at the same airport, five other al-qaeda terrorists checked in for the 8 a.m. united airlines flight 175, also bound for los angeles.
in the meantime, another five al-qaeda conspirators 2 were waiting at the dulles airport outside washington, d.c. to board a third plane bound for los angeles. the 7:15 a.m. american airlines flight 77. and shortly after 8 a.m., four more members of al-qaedas crusade against western \infidels\ 3 departed for san francisco - in their case, aboard united airlines flight 93 flying from the newark airport in new jersey.
so on that early morning, there were 19 suicidal terrorists in the air. they were ready to destroy some of americas most critical targets by crashing four airliners carrying nearly 300 passengers and crews, loaded in total with 11,400 gallons of highly flammable jet fuel.

3. which quotation from the text best suggests why al-qaeda terrorists targeted the united states?
a. \four more members of al-qaedas crusade against western infidels departed for san francisco\ (paragraph 3)
b. he passengers of flight 93 stopped the plane from reaching the terrorists intended target - likely the white house or capitol building in washington, d.c\ (paragraph 8)
c. hese groups eventually found success tracking down and eliminating the planners of the attacks, along with other rising terrorists.\ (paragraph 16)
d. \some critics charged that the cia supplied weapons also fell into the hands of al-qaeda and thereby aided the terrorists.\ (paragraph 17)

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osama bin laden - a saudi arabian millionaire and religious zealot 1 who founded the extremist islamic organization al-qaeda - boarded a flight from portland, maine to boston.
upon arrival at logan international airport, they and three other members of al-qaeda boarded the 7:45 a.m.
american airlines flight 11 bound for los angeles. at the same airport, five other al-qaeda terrorists checked in for the 8 a.m. united airlines flight 175, also bound for los angeles.
in the meantime, another five al-qaeda conspirators 2 were waiting at the dulles airport outside washington, d.c. to board a third plane bound for los angeles. the 7:15 a.m. american airlines flight 77. and shortly after 8 a.m., four more members of al-qaedas crusade against western \infidels\ 3 departed for san francisco - in their case, aboard united airlines flight 93 flying from the newark airport in new jersey.
so on that early morning, there were 19 suicidal terrorists in the air. they were ready to destroy some of americas most critical targets by crashing four airliners carrying nearly 300 passengers and crews, loaded in total with 11,400 gallons of highly flammable jet fuel.

3. which quotation from the text best suggests why al-qaeda terrorists targeted the united states?
a. \four more members of al-qaedas crusade against western infidels departed for san francisco\ (paragraph 3)
b. 	he passengers of flight 93 stopped the plane from reaching the terrorists intended target - likely the white house or capitol building in washington, d.c\ (paragraph 8)
c. 	hese groups eventually found success tracking down and eliminating the planners of the attacks, along with other rising terrorists.\ (paragraph 16)
d. \some critics charged that the cia supplied weapons also fell into the hands of al-qaeda and thereby aided the terrorists.\ (paragraph 17)

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# Brief Explanations:
The text is about the 9/11 attacks planned by al - Qaeda. Option A mentions "four more members of al - Qaeda's crusade against Western 'infidels'". The text describes multiple al - Qaeda members boarding different flights as part of their coordinated attack on the US (a Western country), which aligns with the idea of a "crusade against Western 'infidels'".
# Answer:
A. "four more members of al - Qaeda's crusade against Western 'infidels'

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