Updated: Sept. 12, 2018 at 7:45 AM
Ceremonies mark 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks (42 images)
Ceremonies mark the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, in which four airliners were hijacked. Two crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, another hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth, headed for D.C., crashed in Shanksville, Pa. Nearly 3,000 people were killed.
An American flag is held before the 9/11 victims names are read aloud at the 9/11 Memorial. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his wife, Sandra Lee, stand for a moment of silence at the 9/11 Memorial. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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