Commemorations are being held across the United States on Friday to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the deadliest attacks ever carried out on US soil.
Events are taking place at the sites of the attacks — in New York City, Washington DC and Shanksville, Pennsylvania — and elsewhere around the nation to honor the 2,977 people killed that day.
The main ceremony is being held in New York, where Islamists from the terror group al-Qaeda flew two hijacked commercial airliners into the twin towers of the city's famous World Trade Center — a symbol of American economic power.
New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are in attendance as well as current Vice President JD Vance.
Friday's event will feature wreath layings and vigils, punctuated by several moments of silence, marking the moments of impact and collapse and honoring the memory of the dead.
