A look back at September 11, 2001 attack.
September 11, 2001 Attacks
As America reflects on the September 11 attacks of 2001, here are some of the iconic images from that tragic day.
![People walk away from the World Trade Center towers in New York City after both towers were hit by airplanes which crashed into the buildings.](https://gdb.voanews.com/577a9558-8739-4691-a37c-8905a5392bce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk away from the World Trade Center towers in New York City after both towers were hit by airplanes which crashed into the buildings.
![U.S. President George W. Bush listens as White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informs him of a second plane hitting the World Trade Center, while Bush was conducting a reading seminar at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida.](https://gdb.voanews.com/533a1d78-a052-4e91-8e0f-500650d3eea0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President George W. Bush listens as White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informs him of a second plane hitting the World Trade Center, while Bush was conducting a reading seminar at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida.
![Fire trucks sit amid the rubble near the base of the destroyed World Trade Center in New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ba0537d4-d4ba-4fef-bdb0-43bd4654f458_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fire trucks sit amid the rubble near the base of the destroyed World Trade Center in New York.
![The remaining tower of New York's World Trade Center, Tower 2, dissolves in a cloud of dust and debris about a half hour after the first twin tower collapsed.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d0cc05c-b806-46a5-b517-295abf344da2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The remaining tower of New York's World Trade Center, Tower 2, dissolves in a cloud of dust and debris about a half hour after the first twin tower collapsed.