Today marks 18 years since the World Trade Center tragedy in New York City began to unfold.
The towers were hit by two planes, killing thousands of people, and a third plane was flown into the Pentagon, while a fourth one crashed in Pennsylvania, despite heroic passengers trying to overpower the hijackers.
September 11 marks one of the worst terrorist attacks in history.
Many people have been recalling where they were when they first heard the shocking, unbelievable news that two planes had been deliberately flown into two of the busiest structures in New York.
On 11 September 2001, the first plane hit the North Tower at 8.46am (1.46pm UK time). Around 20 minutes later, the South Tower was struck by a second American Airlines plane at 9.03am (2.03pm UK time).
A third plane then crashed into the Pentagon at 9.37am (2.37pm UK time). A fourth flight also crashed in Pennsylvania at 10.03am (3.03pm UK time) despite the efforts of passengers to fight back.
New York will today mark the anniversary of the attacks in which 2,996 people were killed and over 6000 were injured.
As I'm at the airport waiting 4 my red-eye flight back east, I'm thinking of the #911Anniversary . Its been 18 years but I remember it so clearly.
Those beautiful rays of light in the NY skyline make my eyes tear up with both sadness & hope for we are resilient.#NeverForget pic.twitter.com/Rg2sQTCU9L— Dr Miriam Y Vega (@miriamyvega) September 11, 2019
This is Ladder Truck 118 crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. Everyone in that company died that day.
Look out for each other. Not just at incidents, but everyday thereafter. Whether it be a physical injury or a mental injury, we are all one team#911Anniversary #911Memorial #team999 pic.twitter.com/W0weZQzvoE
— Charlene Johnston (@champerscharl) September 11, 2019
visiting the memorial made me feel so different about things. i had goosebumpsthe whole time i was there… rip to all the beautiful people that died that day. #911Anniversary pic.twitter.com/7jbr356Mxt
— ｂｅｌｌａ ♡ 3 DAYS (@ballslapperr) September 11, 2019
We remember today all the public victims and the emergency service victims who ran towards danger to help others during the horrific #911Attacks 18 years ago #911Anniversary pic.twitter.com/K1ywTPfRze
— Alveley CFR's (@alveleycfr) September 11, 2019
I still have this vivid image sitting in front of the TV. I was 11 and had just returned from school … mesmerized. no idea what I was watching. #911Anniversary
PS: the white rose @ 911 Memorial is placed at the name of each victim who has a birthday that day pic.twitter.com/AYsMA1DxgS— Elena Aparaschivei (@ciufy13) September 11, 2019
