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Eternal Flame memorial for 9/11 victims

NYP2002091132 - NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI)--Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (left) and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (bottom right) pose with their symbolic candles representing the Eternal Flame following the lighting of the Eternal Flame at the Sphere memorial in Battery Park in New York City during Sept. 11, 2002 ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the World Trade Center attack and destruction. jg/ ep/Ezio Petersen UPI

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