On September 11, the United States is marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in which 2,977 people died. Hijacked planes crashed into two buildings of the World Trade Center in New York and into the headquarters of the Department of Defense at the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed near the town of Shanksville in Pennsylvania.
The main commemorative ceremony is taking place at the New York memorial on the site where the towers of the World Trade Center once stood. All living former presidents of the United States are expected to attend. The anniversary is also being marked by beams of light directed toward the sky above the site of the former towers.
This year, attention is focused not only on the victims of the attacks themselves, but also on people who have long suffered the consequences of exposure to the debris and rescue work. In New York, the identification of human remains from Ground Zero is also continuing. As a result, even a quarter of a century later, some families still do not have full certainty about the fate of their loved ones. BBC News ↗
The attacks changed the United States' security policy as well as the functioning of air travel. At the same time, security experts point out that the country today faces a different type of terrorist threat. Museums and memorials are trying to bring the events closer to a generation that did not experience them. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
The anniversary thus remains an opportunity to honor the victims, recall the work of rescuers, and assess the long-term consequences of the attacks on American society and foreign policy.
US marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks
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Čtvrt století po 11. září hrozí USA „jiný typ“ útoku, varují experti
seznamzpravy.cz
| 06:26 11.09.
Ako som stretol Usámu bin Ládina. Exkluzívny rozhovor s Petrom Bergenom. Poznal šéfa Al-Kajdá, pred 11. septembrom varoval, že sa niečo blíži
ekonomika.pravda.sk
| 06:00 11.09.
Pětadvacet let od 11. září. Proč Huntingtonův Střet civilizací platí dnes víc než kdy dřív
info.cz
| 06:00 11.09.
Hecklers shout ‘He should be shot’ as Ted Cruz calls out El-Sayed and Talarico at Trump convention
Independent
| 01:45 11.09.
25 rokov a žiadna sebareflexia
kultura.pravda.sk
| 19:38 10.09.
'We never recovered him': Quest to identify remains from Ground Zero continues
BBC News
| 19:13 10.09.
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