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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
Relatives read the names of the 40 passengers and crew members of United Airlines Flight 93 who died on September 11, 2001, when hijackers crashed the plane in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, attended by US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President George W. Bush. 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
Images at sunset of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and One World Trade Center, the skyscraper that replaced the Twin Towers in New York's skyline, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. IMAGES
Images of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and the One World Trade Center, the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. IMAGES
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