Today is the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
It will be marked by dueling ceremonies at the memorial plaza and a corner near the World Trade Center, after the tradition of relatives reading victims’ names in person was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vice-President Mike Pence is expected to attend both ceremonies in New York, while US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden plan to go to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania.
In 2001, hijacked planes piloted by al-Qaida terrorists crashed in New York, at the Pentagon and in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people, including almost 350 firefighters.
Click here to watch the 19th anniversary commemoration ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, which begins at 8:40am ET.
We all made a promise to #NeverForget.
Let’s keep our promise by making the world a better place in remembrance of those lost and injured on 9/11, and the many who rose in service in response to the attacks.
You can help at https://t.co/VAmvDt1sds. #911Day pic.twitter.com/1tI6chypWk
— 9/11 Day (@911day) September 11, 2020
Look up NYC – we’re testing Tribute in Light tonight in preparation for the 19th anniversary of 9/11. https://t.co/1nqem1lb4Y #TributeinLight #Honor911 pic.twitter.com/rWegrdcfu0
— 9/11 Memorial & Museum (@Sept11Memorial) September 10, 2020