• A woman records the Tribute in Light installation with her mobile phone as its illuminated over lower Manhattan. Reuters
    A woman records the Tribute in Light installation with her mobile phone as its illuminated over lower Manhattan. Reuters
  • The Tribute in Light rises skyward in Lower Manhattan. AFP
    The Tribute in Light rises skyward in Lower Manhattan. AFP
  • People look at the Tribute in Light installation in lower Manhattan as seen from the borough of Brooklyn. Reuters
    People look at the Tribute in Light installation in lower Manhattan as seen from the borough of Brooklyn. Reuters
  • The Tribute in Light installation is illuminated over lower Manhattan as seen from The National September 11 Memorial. Reuters
    The Tribute in Light installation is illuminated over lower Manhattan as seen from The National September 11 Memorial. Reuters
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  • EMT with the Fire Department of New York and first responder Jason Butscher takes a photo while standing within the Tribute In Light. Reuters
    EMT with the Fire Department of New York and first responder Jason Butscher takes a photo while standing within the Tribute In Light. Reuters
  • People observe the 'Tribute in Light' atop the Battery Parking Garage. AFP
    People observe the 'Tribute in Light' atop the Battery Parking Garage. AFP
  • The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky above Lower Manhattan. AP Photo
    The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky above Lower Manhattan. AP Photo
  • Members of the New York City Audubon Society monitor birds attracted to the Tribute in Light installation. Reuters
    Members of the New York City Audubon Society monitor birds attracted to the Tribute in Light installation. Reuters
  • A man looks at the Tribute in Light installation as it illuminates over lower Manhattan as seen from the borough of Brooklyn. Reuters
    A man looks at the Tribute in Light installation as it illuminates over lower Manhattan as seen from the borough of Brooklyn. Reuters

Tribute in Light installation in New York - in pictures


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Americans looked back on 9/11 on Tuesday with solemn ceremonies, volunteer service and a presidential tribute to "the moment when America fought back" on one of the hijacked planes used as weapons in the deadliest terror attack on US soil.

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