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Watch Live: U.S. Marks 21st Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks

A ceremony Sunday at the site of the World Trade Center towers in New York City, which became known as Ground Zero.

September 11, 2022

Sunday marks 21 years since 9/11, when terrorists carried out the deadliest acts of foreign terror on American soil in New York and at the Pentagon. Events around the nation pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. Nearly 3,000 Americans died in the attacks at the World Trade Center and at the Pentagon as well as in the crash of a hijacked plane in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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Victims' relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001 — the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.

Other communities around the country are marking the day with candlelight vigils, interfaith services and other commemorations. 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.

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