The 9/11 attacks cost the lives of 2,977 innocent people, along with the 19 hijackers but a handful of celebrities had extraordinary escapes (Image: Marc Piasecki, WireImagevia Getty Images)

Nearly a quarter of a century on from the 9/11 atrocities , the reverberations from the four coordinated al-Qaeda suicide strikes continue to resonate across the globe. ‌

Two passenger jets were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center , whilst a third aircraft was piloted into the Pentagon. A fourth plane plummeted in Pennsylvania following a heroic struggle between crew, passengers and the terrorists aboard, thwarting its mission to hit another target, believed to be the White House, reports the Mirror US . ‌

The four crashes claimed the lives of 2,977 innocent souls,

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