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Trump marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks at Pentagon ceremony

The US president remembered those killed in the September 11 attacks at a ceremony held at the Pentagon.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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US President Donald Trump has paid tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks at a Pentagon ceremony marking their 25th anniversary, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

The ceremony was held at the site struck during the attacks on 11 September 2001. Four hijacked planes hit the Pentagon, the World Trade Centre and a site in Pennsylvania.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks, which significantly reshaped US foreign policy and national security.

The supplied report does not provide details of Trump’s remarks, other speakers or the proceedings at the ceremony.

Trump’s attendance places the Pentagon, a central site in the attacks and in the subsequent national security response, at the centre of the anniversary commemoration.

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