25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Marked With Memorial Ceremony and Tributes

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By Andy Hsueh/Alan Lu

The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with memorials honoring the nearly 3,000 people who died when the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center were brought down by planes hijacked by members of the al-Qaeda terror group. In New York, Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents joined families of people killed in the attacks. The legacy of the 2001 attacks, which led to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, is now being linked by Washington to the current conflict with Iran. International allies also paid tribute, reflecting on the period of global solidarity after the day that changed the world forever.