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9/11, 25 years on: 'A time for reflection about the way the world has gone'

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Twenty-five years after the ​deadliest attack on US soil, Americans will pause on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.

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  • Twenty-five years after the ​deadliest attack on US soil, Americans will pause on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:11:46 UTC.

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