Arabic version: الولايات المتحدة تحيي مرور 25 عامًا على هجمات 11 سبتمبر
According to Cnbc, Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with moments of silence and remembrance ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Visitors, first responders, victims’ relatives and public officials gathered to honor those killed.
On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists backed by al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger airliners. Two planes struck the World Trade Center’s twin towers in New York at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m.; both towers collapsed later that morning. A third aircraft crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
A fourth plane, believed to have been headed for the U.S. Capitol, crashed in a field near Shanksville after passengers attempted to retake control. The coordinated attacks killed 2,977 people in New York, at the Pentagon and aboard the four aircraft, excluding the 19 hijackers.
At the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at ground zero, people paused by reflecting pools, touched memorial surfaces and displayed photographs of firefighters who died in the attacks. FDNY firefighters paid their respects, while other firefighters saluted outside Ten House, the first station to respond to the attacks.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden attended the ground zero ceremony, along with Vice President JD Vance and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. President Donald Trump spoke at the Pentagon ceremony, where he and first lady Melania Trump listened to the national anthem.
