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In New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, solemn ceremonies commemorate the landmark anniversary.
In a week that marks 25 years since 9/11, Americans paused to pay tribute. Six bells tolled to signify six fatal moments in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, with a seventh bell rung this year to commemorate those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses.
Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania – and to wrestle with the consequences of September 11 that reverberate to this day. In New York, family members of the victims, many carrying pictures of their loved ones, joined Vice-President J.D. Vance and four former US presidents at ground zero in Lower...
A quarter-century after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, families returned to the World Trade Center site on Friday to read aloud the names of the dead, marking a milestone anniversary of a tragedy that reshaped America. (Source: Bloomberg)
Former National September 11 Memorial & Museum CEO Joe Daniels reflects on Ground Zero’s transformation 25 years after 9/11, from the devastation and uncertainty following the attacks to the revitalization of Lower Manhattan. He also discusses the Memorial and Museum’s role in preserving the stories of those who were killed and helping new generations understand the tragic events that unfolded. Daniels speaks with Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Lisa Mateo. (Source: Bloomberg)
A quarter century after the era-defining attacks of September 11, the United States is eager to keep alive the memory of a 2001 trauma that is fading as the proportion of Americans who did not experience it firsthand grows. President Donald Trump will pay his respects at the Pentagon rather than in New York, where the attacks by hijacked passenger planes on the World Trade Center towers claimed the largest number of the 2,977 total victims recorded on that day.