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New York remembers the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in a special ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the event attended by President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. IMAGES
A solemn ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States is under way in New York under tight security. A marching band launch the start of the service at Ground Zero, where Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed jetliners into the World Trade Center killing almost 3,000 people, shortly after 8:40 am (1240 GMT). IMAGES
United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden join crowds to observe a minute's silence marking the moment hijacked Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. New York will mark the anniversary of the events of 9/11 with walks, memorial ceremonies and bell ringing. IMAGES
New York, Sep 10 (EFE/EPA).- The philosophy of Joe McKay, a retired firefighter who experienced first-hand the "apocalyptic" tragedy of the 9/11 attacks in New York, is to always do something nice for people."Do something nice for someone else every day, and never forget," he said, despite the health problems that he has carried since, trying to maintain the same optimism with which the city looks to the future while keeping memories alive.The city is preparing to commemorate Saturday the 20th anniversary of 9/11, with events and tributes led by the ceremony at Ground Zero, where, with limited access to relatives of victims and survivors, the names of the nearly 3,000 victims will be read.The square, where the 9/11 Museum and its famous Memorial are located today and is made up of two enclosures with waterfalls that fall into the void left by the Twin Towers, will then reopen to the public. At nightfall the usual "Tribute of Lights" will be held there, in which two huge beams of light rise toward the sky in the place previously occupied by skyscrapers, and as a novelty this year the main monuments of the city, including the Empire State Building.The city will deploy thousands of police officers, bomb detection units and trained dogs during the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with the aim of preventing a new attack, despite authorities saying there is no specific threat. (Camera: WILL OLIVER).B-ROLL OF THE 9/11 MEMORIAL AT GROUND ZERO IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.SOUND BITES: JOE MCKAY, A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WHO JOINED THE EMERGENCY TASKS DURING THE 9/11 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK (IN ENGLISH).
New York, Sep 6 (EFE) (Camera: Helen Cook) .- It is undeniable that New York continues to shake every time it remembers the 9/11 attack and the nearly 3,000 people who died two decades ago, but the city has also known to look to the future and rebuild almost completely after the terrorist attack that changed the world. FOOTAGE OF ZONE ZERO AND NEW YORK SKYSCRAPERS.SOUNDBITES BY SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM DIRECTOR CAROL WILLIS AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXPERT JEFF SCHLEGELMILCH
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