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9/11 25th Anniversary: Families to Gather for Ceremonies at World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville
- New York commemorates the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on Friday with a ceremony at the World Trade Center, while President Donald Trump marks the day at the Pentagon instead.
- Nineteen Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four planes in 2001, causing the 110-story Twin Towers to collapse and killing almost 3,000 people at the World Trade Center.
- Beyond those killed on September 11, more than 9,400 others have since died from 9/11-related illnesses. Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends despite a petition with more than 100,000 signatures accusing him of being "dismissive of American institutions or insufficiently critical of extremist ideologies."
- The Secret Service erected a security ring around the Memorial, while Police commissioner Jessica Tisch deployed anti-drone teams as a precaution. Robert Kafka, visiting the site, said "Memorials like this and discussions about those events are an important part of keeping it alive."
- Mamdani recently revealed documents showing city officials knew about toxic air levels in Lower Manhattan following the attacks, causing thousands of New Yorkers to suffer. Al-Qaeda marked the anniversary by releasing a video featuring late leader Osama bin Laden.
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9/11 25th anniversary: Families to gather for ceremonies at World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville
By Emily Shapiro Last Updated: September 11, 2026, 3:00 AM MDT Friday will mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which claimed the lives of 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Another 9,000 people have died from 9/11-related illnesses over the last 25 years. Victims' families, first responders and
·Panama City, United States
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The four living former presidents will be at the central ceremony, but they will not speak. The protagonists will be the 2,977 fatalities and their families.
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