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Americans on Friday will mark the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Nineteen men affiliated with al-Qaida carried out the four hijackings.

The deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor in 1941, the events of September 11 permanently changed America's perception of security and prompted then-President George W. Bush to declare war on terrorism and invade Afghanistan.

U.S.-led coalition forces knocked the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. The war there continues, although earlier this year the U.S. and Taliban signed an agreement aimed at ending the conflict.

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Jude Friday, 11 September 2020 11:15 AM

BEFORE 9/11 Americans boasted that Pentagon was MOST secured building(Untouchable) in the whole planet!!! Then we all knew what happened to Pentagon 19 years ago!! Yeah part of it blown to rubble !! Hehehehehe !!!

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BuffaloCitizen Friday, 11 September 2020 11:38 AM

Before pointing fingers see how secure is our country! Lol America is more secure than us.

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Ricardo Friday, 11 September 2020 11:43 AM

Jude this is no laughing matter people died in vain and families were torn apart it was murder and for you to take it as a laughing matter is either you are uneducated or illetrate

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