September 11, 2008 7:33 pm

Remembering the victims of 9/11

By Atideb Sarkar and Sanjay Odedra

Seven years on from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, New York hosted a memorial service in honour of the 2,973 people who lost their lives. Families of the victims were joined in downtown Manhattan by City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Bush, who described 9/11 as “the worst day in America’s history”.

Visitors to the Pentagon walk through a sea of American flags in memory of the 184 who lost their lives there seven years ago
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US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura observe a moment of silence to mark the seventh anniversary of the attacks at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. President Bush commemorated the 9/11 attacks with the first major permanent memorial
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In New York, two Catholic nuns walk towards a memorial service, where they joined heads of government as well as friends and familes of the victims
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During the ceremony, a victim's picture is held up. In total, 2,973 people died as a result of the attack and subsequent collapse of the World Trade Centre
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Pedestrians walk by a cross made from a piece of steel from the Twin Towers, next to Ground Zero. The site will be redeveloped with the construction of the Freedom Tower and a 9/11 memorial
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