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9/11 anniversary: Sombre US honours victims 10 years on 9/11 anniversary: Sombre US honours victims 10 years on
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America has paused on a day of deep emotion to honour the victims of the 9/11 attacks, 10 years after the event.America has paused on a day of deep emotion to honour the victims of the 9/11 attacks, 10 years after the event.
Nearly 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.Nearly 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.
A minute's silence marked each moment that a plane struck, or one of the WTC's twin towers fell.A minute's silence marked each moment that a plane struck, or one of the WTC's twin towers fell.
President Barack Obama visited each of the three memorials to victims of the al-Qaeda attacks.President Barack Obama visited each of the three memorials to victims of the al-Qaeda attacks.
Security was tight following warnings of a possible new attack by al-Qaeda.Security was tight following warnings of a possible new attack by al-Qaeda.
'Lives cut short''Lives cut short'
The first plane hit the WTC's North Tower at 08:46 (13:46 GMT), the second at 09:03.The first plane hit the WTC's North Tower at 08:46 (13:46 GMT), the second at 09:03.
The third attack, on the Pentagon, occurred at 09:37 and it was at 10:03 that the jet crashed in Pennsylvania.The third attack, on the Pentagon, occurred at 09:37 and it was at 10:03 that the jet crashed in Pennsylvania.
The names of the dead were read out amid tears at the ceremony in New York.The names of the dead were read out amid tears at the ceremony in New York.

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Speaking to the crowd there, the president quoted the Bible: "Therefore, we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea."Speaking to the crowd there, the president quoted the Bible: "Therefore, we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea."
Hosting the ceremony at Ground Zero, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said a "perfect blue sky" had turned into "the blackest of nights" on 9/11.Hosting the ceremony at Ground Zero, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said a "perfect blue sky" had turned into "the blackest of nights" on 9/11.
"They were our neighbours, our friends, our husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, children and parents," he said of the victims."They were our neighbours, our friends, our husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, children and parents," he said of the victims.
"They each had a face, a story, a life cut short from under them," the mayor said. "As we listen, let us recall the words of Shakespeare: 'Let us not measure our sorrow by their worth, for then it will have no end'.""They each had a face, a story, a life cut short from under them," the mayor said. "As we listen, let us recall the words of Shakespeare: 'Let us not measure our sorrow by their worth, for then it will have no end'."
These ceremonies around America are no perfunctory moments of remembrance of an event that has faded in the popular imagination. These day-long events are designed to recall the horror and loss of that day, to play on the heart strings of a nation that cannot forget.
Around New York and Washington there is a very obvious reminder of the way the country has changed, a police presence that must be unprecedented, closing down lower Manhattan to traffic for a day - the reaction to what authorities say is a very real threat from al-Qaeda.
The American homeland has not been attacked again since 9/11, the sense of possibility, of vulnerability, the overwhelming need for security has not gone away. But some things have changed.
Today may have evoked memories of a righteous patriotic fervour to deal with those who threaten the country and that desire does still exist but the enthusiasm to reshape the destiny of other countries to make Americans safer has largely disappeared.
Readers fought to keep their emotions in check as they pronounced loved ones' names.Readers fought to keep their emotions in check as they pronounced loved ones' names.
Music punctuated the ceremony, which opened to the sound of bagpipes and heard the Brooklyn Youth Chorus sing the national anthem. Paul Simon later played his classic song The Sounds Of Silence.Music punctuated the ceremony, which opened to the sound of bagpipes and heard the Brooklyn Youth Chorus sing the national anthem. Paul Simon later played his classic song The Sounds Of Silence.
The 9/11 damage to the Pentagon was repaired long ago, the memorials have long stood, and the proceedings here were low key - a moment of silence at the moment Flight 77 struck the building, speeches, the national anthem.
But Washington is a city that lives the consequences of 9/11 every day. This is where the military operations are conceived, where the orders are given. This is where the wounded come: you see them at the metro stops, young men missing hands or eyes, perhaps with a young wife and a toddler.
Neighbours regularly disappear to Iraq and Afghanistan. Parents on the school run work counter-terrorism. Today, Washington paused to remember, but only momentarily.
Tomorrow, the city will return to the hurly burly of political life. But 9/11 and its consequences will still pulse through the mind and heart of the city.
Mourners streamed into the newly opened memorial and placed pictures and flowers beside names etched in bronze.Mourners streamed into the newly opened memorial and placed pictures and flowers beside names etched in bronze.
The National September 11 Memorial features two reflecting pools, each almost an acre in size, in the footprints of the twin towers.The National September 11 Memorial features two reflecting pools, each almost an acre in size, in the footprints of the twin towers.
Behind the memorial stands One World Trade Center, a gleaming structure now three-quarters completed.Behind the memorial stands One World Trade Center, a gleaming structure now three-quarters completed.
Mr Obama and his wife, Michelle, attended ceremonies in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon.Mr Obama and his wife, Michelle, attended ceremonies in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon.
At Ground Zero he joined his predecessor, George W Bush, to visit the memorial. With bowed heads, they touched inscriptions.At Ground Zero he joined his predecessor, George W Bush, to visit the memorial. With bowed heads, they touched inscriptions.
From New York, the Obamas travelled to the field on Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the fourth plane was forced down by passengers who fought back.From New York, the Obamas travelled to the field on Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the fourth plane was forced down by passengers who fought back.
The couple laid a wreath of white flowers at a new marble memorial to the 40 passengers and crew of the lost plane, before moving on to the Pentagon, outside Washington DC, where another wreath was laid.The couple laid a wreath of white flowers at a new marble memorial to the 40 passengers and crew of the lost plane, before moving on to the Pentagon, outside Washington DC, where another wreath was laid.
In New York, metal barriers were erected on roads near Ground Zero, while police in New York and Washington are stopping and searching large vehicles entering bridges and tunnels.In New York, metal barriers were erected on roads near Ground Zero, while police in New York and Washington are stopping and searching large vehicles entering bridges and tunnels.
The CIA received a warning last week that al-Qaeda might have sent attackers, some of them possibly US citizens, to bomb one of the cities.The CIA received a warning last week that al-Qaeda might have sent attackers, some of them possibly US citizens, to bomb one of the cities.
The warning was described by officials as "credible but unconfirmed".The warning was described by officials as "credible but unconfirmed".
'New generation of patriots''New generation of patriots'
In an earlier speech at the Pentagon, Vice-President Joe Biden praised the US soldiers who had killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan in May of this year.In an earlier speech at the Pentagon, Vice-President Joe Biden praised the US soldiers who had killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan in May of this year.
A "new generation of patriots" were galvanised by 9/11, he told a military audience.A "new generation of patriots" were galvanised by 9/11, he told a military audience.
"We will not stop - you will not stop - until al-Qaeda is disrupted, dismantled and, ultimately, defeated.""We will not stop - you will not stop - until al-Qaeda is disrupted, dismantled and, ultimately, defeated."
Memories may have been evoked of a righteous patriotic fervour to deal with those who threaten the country, and that desire does still exist, but the enthusiasm to reshape the destiny of other countries to make Americans safer has largely disappeared, the BBC's North America editor, Mark Mardell, says.
Sunday's ceremonies began at the US embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, where the flag was lowered to half-mast to remember those who died 10 years ago, as well as those who have died since. A piece of the twin towers is buried underneath the flag pole.Sunday's ceremonies began at the US embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, where the flag was lowered to half-mast to remember those who died 10 years ago, as well as those who have died since. A piece of the twin towers is buried underneath the flag pole.
US forces were sent to Afghanistan to oust the Taliban from power after they had given sanctuary to al-Qaeda.US forces were sent to Afghanistan to oust the Taliban from power after they had given sanctuary to al-Qaeda.
Overnight, insurgents attacked US bases in Bagram and Wardak, injuring about 80 US troops and killing two Afghan civilians, officials say.Overnight, insurgents attacked US bases in Bagram and Wardak, injuring about 80 US troops and killing two Afghan civilians, officials say.
More than 6,200 members of the US military have been killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.More than 6,200 members of the US military have been killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.