U.S. marks 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks (24 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Americans mark the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with memorials and commemoration ceremonies in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, where hijacked planes crashed. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the worst-ever terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

Police and firefighters from New York City display the American flat at the beginning of a commemoration ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York on Monday. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI

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A worker wipes the rain from the North Tower reflecting pool at the museum before the ceremony. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI

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Vice President Kamala Harris (C) and New York City Mayor Eric Adams (L) attend the event. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (L) and former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik attend the ceremony. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI

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