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US Mourns the 19th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack

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This Friday marks the 19th anniversary of the September 11th attacks - one of the most dramatic incidents in the history of contemporary America, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people and altered the destinies of millions more.

In September 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists violently commandeered four passenger planes, crashing two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and another into the Pentagon.

The fourth jet came down in a field in Pennsylvania after being initially directed toward Washington.

Some 3,000 people from 90 countries lost their lives in the terrorist attacks, while another estimated 3,000 have succumbed since that time to diseases caused by working around 'Ground Zero', the site of the collapsed towers.

WARNING: Some of the following photos may offend sensibilities

 

© AP Photo / Will MorrisIn this 11 September 2001 file photo, damage to the outer ring of the Pentagon is shown after a hijacked airliner crashed into the building.
In this 11 September 2001 file photo, damage to the outer ring of the Pentagon is shown after a hijacked airliner crashed into the building - Sputnik International
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In this 11 September 2001 file photo, damage to the outer ring of the Pentagon is shown after a hijacked airliner crashed into the building.
© AFP 2023 / Stan HondaA police officer helps a woman to a bus after she fled the area near the World Trade Center towers on 11 September 2001, in New York.
A police officer helps a woman to a bus after she fled the area near the World Trade Center towers on 11 September 2001, in New York - Sputnik International
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A police officer helps a woman to a bus after she fled the area near the World Trade Center towers on 11 September 2001, in New York.
© AP Photo / Mike DererThe World Trade Center is seen burning in New York City in this view from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., after the attacks on the towers and at the Pentagon in Washington.
The World Trade Center is seen burning in New York City in this view from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., after the attacks on the towers and at the Pentagon in Washington - Sputnik International
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The World Trade Center is seen burning in New York City in this view from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., after the attacks on the towers and at the Pentagon in Washington.
© Photo : Public domain / U.S. Navy / Preston KeresNew York City firemen walk past the American flag as they work their way toward the heart of the devastation that was once the World Trade Center.
New York City firemen walk past the American flag as they work their way toward the heart of the devastation that was once the World Trade Center - Sputnik International
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New York City firemen walk past the American flag as they work their way toward the heart of the devastation that was once the World Trade Center.
© AFP 2023 / Olivier DoulieryA Pentagon official outside the Pentagon, from which smoke is billowing following the 11 September 2001 attack.
A Pentagon official outside the Pentagon, from which smoke is billowing following the 11 September 2001 attack. - Sputnik International
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A Pentagon official outside the Pentagon, from which smoke is billowing following the 11 September 2001 attack.
© Photo : Public domain / U.S. Navy / Eric J. TilfordAn aerial view shows a small portion of the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack. Surrounding buildings were heavily damaged by the debris and massive force of the falling twin towers.
An aerial view shows a small portion of the scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack - Sputnik International
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An aerial view shows a small portion of the scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack
CC BY 2.0 / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / New York City firefightersNew York City firefighters take a much-needed break during emergency response efforts following the 9/11 attacks.
New York City firefighters take a much-needed break during emergency response efforts following the 9/11 attacks - Sputnik International
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New York City firefighters take a much-needed break during emergency response efforts following the 9/11 attacks.
© AFP 2023 / Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty ImagesWARNING: The photo above may be unsuitable for some viewers.
A person falls to his death from the World Trade Center after two planes hit the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001, in New York City.
A person falls to his death from the World Trade Center after two planes hit the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001, in New York City - Sputnik International
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WARNING: The photo above may be unsuitable for some viewers.
A person falls to his death from the World Trade Center after two planes hit the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001, in New York City.
© AFP 2023 / Manny CenetaRescue workers work late on 18 September 2001 in Washington, DC, sifting through piles of debris from the section of the Pentagon hit by the terrorist attack 11 September
Rescue workers work late on 18 September 2001 in Washington, DC, sifting through piles of debris from the section of the Pentagon hit by the terrorist attack 11 September - Sputnik International
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Rescue workers work late on 18 September 2001 in Washington, DC, sifting through piles of debris from the section of the Pentagon hit by the terrorist attack 11 September
© AFP 2023 / Paul J. RichardsThen-US President George W. Bush (C) and then-US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld (L) tour the impact area (rear) at the Pentagon on 12 September 2001, where a hijacked airline was crashed into the building as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the US.
Then-US President George W. Bush (C) and then-US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld (L) tour the impact area (rear) at the Pentagon on 12 September 2001, where a hijacked airline was crashed into the building as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the US - Sputnik International
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Then-US President George W. Bush (C) and then-US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld (L) tour the impact area (rear) at the Pentagon on 12 September 2001, where a hijacked airline was crashed into the building as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the US.
© Photo : Public domain / U.S. Navy / Aaron PetersonA US Navy videographer documents the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack.
A US Navy videographer documents the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack - Sputnik International
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A US Navy videographer documents the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack.
© Photo : Public domain / U.S. Navy / Jim WatsonPersonal belongings were hastily abandoned when buildings were evacuated in the wake of the 11 September, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Personal belongings were hastily abandoned when buildings were evacuated in the wake of the 11 September, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. - Sputnik International
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Personal belongings were hastily abandoned when buildings were evacuated in the wake of the 11 September, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
© Photo : Public domain / U.S. Navy / Jim WatsonFires still burn amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center, days after the 11 September terrorist attack.
Fires still burn amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center, days after the 11 September terrorist attack. - Sputnik International
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Fires still burn amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center, days after the 11 September terrorist attack.
© Photo : Public domain / U.S. Navy / Jim WatsonA firefighter emerges from the smoke and debris of the World Trade Center.
A firefighter emerges from the smoke and debris of the World Trade Center - Sputnik International
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A firefighter emerges from the smoke and debris of the World Trade Center.
© AP Photo / Ernesto MoraThe south tower of the World Trade Center erupts in flames as it is struck by a second plane in a terrorist attack on the landmark complex.
The south tower of the World Trade Center erupts in flames as it is struck by a second plane in a terrorist attack on the landmark complex - Sputnik International
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The south tower of the World Trade Center erupts in flames as it is struck by a second plane in a terrorist attack on the landmark complex.
© AP Photo / Gulnara SamoilovaSurvivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York make their way through smoke, dust and debris on Fulton St., about a block from the collapsed towers in this Tuesday, September 11, 2001 file photo.
Survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York make their way through smoke, dust and debris on Fulton St., about a block from the collapsed towers in this Tuesday, September 11, 2001 file photo. - Sputnik International
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Survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York make their way through smoke, dust and debris on Fulton St., about a block from the collapsed towers in this Tuesday, September 11, 2001 file photo.
CC0 / / An aerial view shows a small portion of the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack.
An aerial view shows a small portion of the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack - Sputnik International
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An aerial view shows a small portion of the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the 11 September terrorist attack.
© AFP 2023 / Doug KanterA man with a fire extinguisher walks through rubble after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower on 11 September 2001, in New York. The man was shouting as he walked looking for victims who needed assistance.
A man with a fire extinguisher walks through rubble after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower on 11 September 2001, in New York - Sputnik International
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A man with a fire extinguisher walks through rubble after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower on 11 September 2001, in New York. The man was shouting as he walked looking for victims who needed assistance.
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