US President George Bush was at a primary school giving a speech to children when he heard the news of the attack on the World Trade Centre. Children's Express Newcastle asked young people here what impact it has had on them.
| The one thing I’ll always remember is when they were jumping out of the windows. |
Sheree Pearson, 12, Blakelaw
I was in the house watching the television when it came on. I felt sorry for the little babies and all the old people. I'll never forget all the people who died. The people who organised it should be in prison for the rest of their lives, but no one would go on a plane and crash into a building and give themselves up for nothing. Tony Blair is telling us to support America, but people don't know what America's done to others
America might bomb somebody every day, but it never comes on the news. It's only when they bomb America that it comes on the news.
Leighann Smeaton, 10, Blakelaw
I was in the house when I first heard that the planes had been hijacked and they were flying into the buildings. The thing I'll remember is seeing the buildings falling down. If we help America, will we get bombed as well?
Emma Dickman, 10, Cowgate
I had just come in from school and I heard it on the news. I saw the planes crashing into the centre and I just felt sad for all the people in the building at the time. I think America might start a war because of it. I don't think it will affect us.
Sophie Rowbotham, 18, a student at Newcastle University
I was at home with my mum in Nottingham and we were just about to go out and it came on the news, so we stayed in to watch it. At first I didn't think it was terrorists and then we heard the second plane had gone into the building and I thought "Oh my God. This is so weird." I was shocked.
America needs to do something, but I can see how they might overreact and target the wrong people. I think they need to cool down and think clearly about what they are going to do, because otherwise innocent people could end up getting killed. We don't want a war or anything.
It makes me feel a little unsafe because the weapons now are so advanced. A tiny bit of nerve gas could wipe out a whole city. They can just fly over and drop some of that in the atmosphere. I think it's right that Britain stands beside America but I don't know if it will make us targets for future attacks.
Dionne Pearson, 10, Blakelaw
I was in the house. I saw the planes crash into the Pentagon, the towers and somewhere else but the one thing I'll always remember is when they were jumping out of the windows. The people who planned the attack should be in prison for life, but they're dead aren't they. I think there'll be another war, but I'm not scared. My dad was talking about World War Three.
Carly Storey, 12, Cowgate
I was in the house watching television when I heard about the World Trade Centre. The one thing I'll never forget is seeing the buildings blow up. The person who planned it should be killed.
About the team
Interviews conducted by Lyndsey Smeaton and Gavin Mather, 12. The Junior Jury column is published every week in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
