US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Americans remembered 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil (Reuters)

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   Americans remembered 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil (Reuters)

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   A tolling bell and a moment of silence began the commemoration at ground zero in New York, where the World Trade Center’s twin towers were destroyed by the hijacked-plane attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 (AP)

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   Victims’ relatives and dignitaries also convened at the two other attack sites, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania (AP)

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   President Joe Biden participates in a wreath laying ceremony while visiting the Pentagon in Washington (AP)

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   Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff joined the observance at the National Sept. 11 Memorial in New York (Reuters)

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   By tradition, no political figures speak at the ground zero ceremony (AP)

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   First responders stand in a driving rain as a U.S. flag is unfurled at the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at sunrise on the morning of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks (AP)

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   Some Americans are joining in volunteer projects on a day that is federally recognized as both Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance (AP)

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   A woman reacts during a ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks (Reuters)