Retired Paramedic Chief Charlie Wells kisses the name of a relative killed in the attack on the World Trade Center. Signs remembering those killed in 9/11 were held at the ceremony in New York on Saturday. At sunset, 88 powerful lightbulbs will project twin beams 6.4km into the sky to mirror the fallen towers. Members of the New York Police and Fire Department attending the memorial service marking 20 years since the attack on the World Trade Center. Some 75 million Americans - nearly a quarter of the estimated US population - have been born since September 11, 2001.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 11, 2021 21:00 UTC