{
  "id": 6801009,
  "title": "US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-marks-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-attacks-6801009",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:55:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/us-marks-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-attacks/107146166"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two and a half decades have passed since the tragic September 11 attacks, when nearly 3,000 people lost their lives as hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center. President Donald Trump chose to attend a ceremony at the Pentagon instead of the Ground Zero event in New York, a decision that drew criticism from victims' relatives. New York City's first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, attended the ceremony at Ground Zero, despite calls to stay away.\n\nThe United States marked the anniversary with a solemn ceremony, retracing the events of 9/11 minute by minute. Victims' names were read aloud, and a bell tolled to mark significant milestones. The city mayor, Mamdani, faced pressure from the right-wing New York Post and former mayor Rudy Giuliani to not attend, but she persisted, unveiling documents revealing toxic air levels in Lower Manhattan post-attack.\n\nThe CIA published declassified intelligence briefs related to 9/11, and Al-Qaeda released a video featuring Bin Laden and his son Hamza, whom Trump claimed had also been killed. The anniversary prompted debates about the war on terror, the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and the lingering impact of the attacks on New Yorkers.",
  "summary": "The US commemorates the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a poignant ceremony in New York marked by Donald Trump's absence and searing criticism from victims' relatives.",
  "key_points": [
    "25 years since September 11 attacks killed nearly 3,000",
    "President Trump attended Pentagon ceremony, not Ground Zero",
    "New York's first Muslim mayor Zohran Mamdani attended Ground Zero"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-marks-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-11T16:30:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}