NEW YORK — The United States is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with ceremonies across the country, including at Ground Zero in New York and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C.
The national ceremony is being held at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza, where the Twin Towers once stood. The names of the victims are being read aloud, with several political leaders and former presidents, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, attending.
President Donald Trump is not attending the Ground Zero ceremony, with Vice President J.D. Vance representing the administration. Trump is, however, attending the memorial at the Pentagon, where he is delivering a speech.
On September 11, 2001, two passenger planes struck the Twin Towers in New York, a third hit the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers confronted the hijackers. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks, which profoundly changed the United States and global politics.