Terrorist attack against the tax (15 photos + video)

A resident of the State of Texas on his plane crashed into a light-seven-story office building in Austin, which houses the office of the tax service. As a result of this incident, killing two, including the attacker himself. One person was missing. The building caught fire tax. Injuring at least thirteen people. Police have determined that it was a suicide - on his page Joseph Stack wrote that in his head, "begins the storm" and that "desperate times call out to desperate measures».

Pilot of the plane turned 53-year-old American, Joseph Andrew Stack, who made a living in software development. According to the last letter, which Stack left on its Web site, so he wanted to commit suicide and harm the tax service office is located in the building. In the picture - Firefighters extinguish a building in the north of Austin on February 18th 2010.



The plane crashed into the building about 11:40, which caused the fire. Immediately after the incident in the air were raised two F-16 fighter.


Elizabeth Hodzheda-Romo sits on the roadside in front of a burning building tax. In the seven-story office building, in which crashed plane, 199 people worked. Currently, two of them were hospitalized, the fate of another employee is still unknown.


On the eve of the terrorist attack Stack posted on the Internet dying a six-page letter, which made accusations against many public and financial institutions in the country, including the Internal Revenue Service Texas (his office was in a ruined building), the Catholic Church, former US President George W. Bush serving the health insurance system, US banks and wife, whom he recently married.


FBI agent passes the remains of the aircraft crashed into the tax office in Austin, Texas.


Fire up the stairs to inspect the damage. Some of the workers were inside suffered minor injuries and carbon monoxide poisoning.


Aerial view of the crash site. The accident occurred shortly after the pilot Joseph Stack climbed the air in the neighboring town of Georgetown.


Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.


Firefighters try to extinguish the fire. In his suicide note, Joseph Stack wrote that he no longer wants to look at tax offices dishonor. In the end, he added: "Taste my flesh and sleep well».


Austin police chief said that before getting into a deadly plane, Joseph Stack set fire to his house.


Witnesses claim that the pilot did not even try to turn the plane - he deliberately sent him into the building.


Police and rescue workers inspect the wreckage. "This is an isolated incident - said the police chief. - Do not be alarmed ».


In a suicide note suicide mentioned financial problems and tax problems.


FBI agent interrogates witnesses near the scene of the accident. One witness said the plane did not fly directly to the building, but at the last second spun around and walked right into it.


Firefighters try to put out what was left of the house of a suicide.