The United States has commemorated the victims of the September 11 attacks, with events held in Washington DC and New York to mark the 24th anniversary of the plot.

At a ceremony at the 9/11 memorial in New York, which was attended by Mayor Eric Adams and FBI Director Kash Patel, the names of the victims were read out.

On Thursday evening, numerous buildings in New York were set to glow blue and two blue pillars of light were to rise into the sky above the city, near the site where the World Trade Center towers once stood.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump appeared at a memorial meeting at the Pentagon.

On September 11, 2001, about 3000 people were killed in attacks that shocked the world.

Islamist militants steered three hijacked airliners into the twin towers of

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