U.S. marks 8th anniversary of 9/11


Families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks gathered at the annual ceremony on Friday to remember those who lost their lives in the attacks, which killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center.


People hold up pictures of a victim of the 9/11 attacks during the eighth anniversary commemoration of the attacks at the Ground Zero in New York Sept. 11, 2009. Families of the victims gathered at the annual ceremony to remember those who lost their lives in the attacks, which killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.


A woman holds a bouquet to pay tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks during the eighth anniversary commemoration of the attacks at the Ground Zero in New York Sept. 11, 2009.


Photo taken on Sept. 11, 2009 shows the construction site of the new World Trade Center in New York, the U.S.. The eighth anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 attacks is held at the Ground Zero in New York on Friday to remember those who lost their lives in the attacks, which killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.


Joonkoo Kang (R) holds his son's picture, who was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, during the eighth anniversary remembrance of the attacks at the Ground Zero in New York, Sept. 11, 2009.


A woman prays for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during the eighth anniversary commemoration of the attacks at the Ground Zero in New York Sept. 11, 2009.


Family members of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks pay tribute at the reflecting pool during the eighth anniversary remembrance of the attacks at the Ground Zero in New York, Sept. 11, 2009.


A woman holds a bouquet and her son's picture, who was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, during the eighth anniversary remembrance of the attacks at the Ground Zero in New York, Sept. 11, 2009.


The eighth anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 attacks is held at the Ground Zero in New York, the U.S., Sept. 11, 2009.
(Xinhua/Gu Xinrong)

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