24 years since 9/11 — America remembers the victims

On Thursday, September 11, the United States of America remembers the victims of the 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Today marks the 24th anniversary of the tragedy.

This was reported by a correspondent of Novyny.LIVE.

Commemoration near the World Trade Center in New York

Currently, access to the site of the tragedy is closed to the public. It is known that mourning events are taking place there, as families remember the victims of the terrorist attack.

The terrorist attack in 2001

On September 11, 2001, the Islamist organization Al Qaeda carried out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in the United States. The militants flew hijacked passenger airplanes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon building.

The terrorist attack killed 2,996 people from over 90 countries and injured more than 6,000. It became the largest terrorist attack in history by the number of victims.

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