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Commemorating 9/11

World Trade Center attack 9/11

Burning twin towers of the World Trade Center. Credit: Nat Geo TV

On September 11, 2001, almost 3,000 people died in New York after terrorists steered two hijacked aircraft into the two Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre.


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By Benjamin Kanthak, Wolfgang Mueller

Source: SBS



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On September 11, 2001, almost 3,000 people died in New York after terrorists steered two hijacked aircraft into the two Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre.


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