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    Photos: America marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks


    An officer from the NYPD pauses at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, ahead of the ceremony marking the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. 

    Andrew Kelly | Reuters

    Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks — the deadliest such attack on U.S. soil — which took the lives of nearly 3,000 people.

    A group of 19 terrorists tied to the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida targeted New York and Washington, D.C. with hijacked planes. Over 400 first responders were killed in the aftermath of the collapse of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center.

    Every year, the nation honors the lives lost at ground zero, the 184 people who died in the attack on the Pentagon and those in Shanksville, Pa., where plane passengers successfully overtook the terrorists but died as the aircraft crashed.

    Here’s a look at how the country is commemorating the tragic day.

    A jogger carries the American flag as they run along the National Mall on Sept. 11 in Washington, D.C.

    First Responders watch as a U.S. flag is unfurled from the Pentagon.

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III lays a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the Pentagon. 

    Family members of a victim visit the Pentagon Memorial.

    A member of the Military forces attends services at the National Sept. 11 Memorial in NYC.

    Firefighters from Hook and Ladder 24 Engine 1 Fire Station observe a moment of silence.

    A U.S. flag is held during the bell-ringing ceremony.

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attend a remembrance ceremony in New York City.

    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attends the ceremony.

    American flags fly at half-staff around the Washington Monument on the National Mall.

    Victim’s names are seen in a program during a ceremony observing the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.



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