New York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
The ceremony began at 8.40am, with bereaved families reading victims’ names and a bell marking key moments of the attack.
New York observed the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on Friday, drawing both solemn remembrance and politically charged controversy. President Donald Trump, absent from the ceremony, opted to pay his respects at the Pentagon instead. Vice President Kamala Harris and the city's first Muslim mayor, Eric Adams, joined former presidents George W. Bush, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton at Ground Zero in Manhattan.
The event, marked by the tolling of bells representing key moments of the attacks, featured bereaved family members reading out the names of the 2,977 victims. Amid the somber proceedings, Vice Chairman Terry Strada, widow of Tom Strada, accused Saudi Arabia of complicity in the attacks and lamented the lack of justice for the Saudi role.
The ceremony aimed to remain apolitical, with no speeches, but faced opposition from conservative outlets like the New York Post, which urged Trump's absence. Amid the somber proceedings, a drone light show rose above New York Harbor, each light representing a life lost in the attacks.
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