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by Peter Hutchison with Sebastian Smith in Washington Agence France Presse Americans mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday with troops finally gone from Afghanistan, but national discord — and for President Joe Biden, political peril — are overshadowing any sense of closure. A whole generation has grown up since the morning of September 11, 2001. In the interim, Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been hunted down and killed. A towering new […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday paid tribute to the 2,977 people killed on September 11, 2001, warning that “savage killers” who threaten the United States will find no haven on earth. On the 16th anniversary of the attacks, Trump’s first as president, he observed a moment of silence at a White House before laying a wreath and delivering remarks at the Pentagon, where 184 people died. His tone unbending […]
QUEZON City, Philippinies (September 19) – The American people still remembers the staggering 9/11 attack that occurred 15 years ago. The horror still haunts the hearts of the families of the victims – their names remembered in a memorial site near the rebuilt Twin Towers of New York. The infamous attack that sparked the international war against terror has made its mark in human history. The figures will always be etched in the pages of […]
Ellen Aguilar of Eagle News New Jersey Bureau revisits the Liberty State Park in Jersey City which played a big part after the September 11 attacks. It was here where many of the affected New York City residents were brought after the Twin Towers went down in 2001. First responders crossed the Hudson River to ferry people from New York City to New Jersey for safety.
Eagle News’ Keith Bethea from the New Jersey Bureau reports on security on the eve of the 15th year Anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing — from one of the major hubs in the US close to New York City — Newark Liberty International Airport. He reports that there were maintenance security checks done on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary by federal state and local agencies to ensure tight security in the area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohYggc286M4&feature=youtu.be
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday with solemn services to commemorate the victims of the deadliest terror strikes on US soil, which changed the world forever. Nearly 3,000 people were killed on September 11, 2001 when 19 Al-Qaeda suicide bombers hijacked four passenger jets, crashing them into the Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington and a field in […]
(AFP) Fifteen years after the September 11 attacks, US anti-terror officials say the country is hardened against such well-developed plots but remains as vulnerable as ever to small and especially home-grown attacks. Stéphane Koguc Peter Shard / AFP Videographics / AFP
