September 11: America remembers a day that shook the world

       By Stephen Jones, MSN UK News. Reuters

Memorials are taking place across the US today as the public pays tribute to the 2,977 victims killed during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

Here, a New York City firefighter from Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, carries flowers during a ceremony at a park, dedicated to honoring the 15 members of the firehouse on West 48th Street who lost their lives during the tragedy.

Overall 341 firefighters and 2 paramedics were killed.

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Showkatara Sharif, of Chantilly, Virginia, stands next to the engraving of her daughter's name, Shakila Yasmin.

 

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President Barack Obama lays a wreath at an early remembrance service at the Pentagon memorial in Washington.

 

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The stunning light memorial could be seen from miles and is watched here by locals by the Brooklyn Bridge.