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The World Trade Center burns after being hit by a plane on September 11, 2001. Reuters
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: New York Mayor Eric Adams, Vice President Kamala Harris, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul place their hands on their heart as the National Anthem is sung during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2023 in New York City. Family and friends honored the lives of their loved ones on the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, that killed nearly 3,000 people. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Firefighters stand near the National September 11 Memorial during an annual ceremony to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. EPA
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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin delivers remarks during the Pentagon 9/11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon. EPA
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On September 11, 2001, hijackers seized control of three passenger jets and crashed them into New York's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in Washington, while a fourth plane came down in rural Pennsylvania. AFP
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American flags outside the US Capitol on September 11, 2023. AP
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The Wall of Names memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the fourth plane crashed. Getty / AFP
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Visitors stroll through national park grounds in Shanksville. Getty / AFP
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Photos of fallen firefighters are placed on the 9/11 Memorial in New York. AP
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Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis visit the memorial at Ground Zero in New York. EPA
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People embrace at the National September 11 Memorial. EPA
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First responders from the city of Miami Beach, Florida, hold a joint observance. EPA
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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani attends the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony. Getty / AFP
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The World Trade Center burns after being hit by a plane on September 11, 2001. Reuters
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: New York Mayor Eric Adams, Vice President Kamala Harris, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul place their hands on their heart as the National Anthem is sung during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2023 in New York City. Family and friends honored the lives of their loved ones on the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, that killed nearly 3,000 people. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Firefighters stand near the National September 11 Memorial during an annual ceremony to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. EPA
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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin delivers remarks during the Pentagon 9/11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon. EPA
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On September 11, 2001, hijackers seized control of three passenger jets and crashed them into New York's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in Washington, while a fourth plane came down in rural Pennsylvania. AFP
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American flags outside the US Capitol on September 11, 2023. AP
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The Wall of Names memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the fourth plane crashed. Getty / AFP
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Visitors stroll through national park grounds in Shanksville. Getty / AFP
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Photos of fallen firefighters are placed on the 9/11 Memorial in New York. AP
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Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis visit the memorial at Ground Zero in New York. EPA
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People embrace at the National September 11 Memorial. EPA
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First responders from the city of Miami Beach, Florida, hold a joint observance. EPA
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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani attends the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony. Getty / AFP
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The World Trade Center burns after being hit by a plane on September 11, 2001. Reuters
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