Due to the anniversery of the terrorist attacs against the United States of America 10 years ago several ceremonies were held in order to remember 9/11 victims.
US President Barack Obama attended memorial ceremonies at the three sites where
four airliners hijacked by al-Qaeda militants crashed: the World Trade Center in
New York, the Pentagon in Washington and a Pennsylvania field.
In a speech hold by Mr Obama during a memorial concert at the Kennedy center in Washington, he told
Americans they should honour those who died in the 9/11 attacks, but look to the
future with "hearts full of hope". "We've known war and recession; passionate debates and political divides. We
can never get back the lives that were lost on that day, or the Americans who
made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed.
"Yet today, it is worth remembering what has not changed," he said."Our character as a nation has not changed... Our belief in America, born of a timeless ideal that men and women should govern themselves; that all people are created equal, and deserve the same freedom to determine their own destiny - that belief, through test and trials, has only been strengthened."
Earlier in the day, a memorial to the 9/11 victims was unveiled at the site of the World Trade Center and the names of all victims were read in a 5 hour lasting ceremony, followed by a moment of silence.
R.S.
for further information: bbc-world news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14876950
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