New York Commemorates 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks

New York marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks under heightened security measures. The solemn commemoration honored the thousands of lives lost in one of the deadliest attacks on American soil. On that day, nineteen Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial aircraft in a coordinated assault. Two of the planes were deliberately flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, causing both 110-story skyscrapers to collapse. The attacks fundamentally changed the course of American history and global security policy.