The memorial service in lower Manhattan marking the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was a smaller, more intimate gathering of the victims’ closest family members and friends because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The service also marks when a hijacked plane struck the Pentagon and when another crashed near Shanksville, Pa. But during Friday’s service, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum played over speakers a recorded broadcast of the victims’ names read by family members, the organizers said. The in-person service was limited to family members of victims to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the organizers said, although elected officials, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. As the names were read, some family members stood next to their loved one’s name on the memorial’s walls.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2020 09:43 UTC