United States Pays Tribute to 9/11 Victims 25 Years Later
The country marked Friday the anniversary of the 2001 attacks with ceremonies in New York and at the Pentagon.
The United States paid tribute Friday to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, twenty-five years after the deadliest strikes in the nation's history. In New York, the names of nearly 3,000 victims were read aloud at the World Trade Center memorial.
Donald Trump spoke before the Pentagon, also targeted in 2001, where he mentioned Iran in his remarks on the fight against terrorism.
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- «Chaque année, c'est une période très difficile»: Les États-Unis rendent hommage aux victimes du 11-Septembre — RFI — Français
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