US marks 9/11 with somber tributes, moments of silence and new monument to the victims

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New York City marked the 17th anniversary of 9/11 with a moment of silence at the site of the attacks on Tuesday morning. Governor Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, Nikki Haley, Bill de Blasio and Chris Christie were among those in downtown Manhattan. Giuliani was the mayor of New York and Christie governor of New Jersey on the day.

 

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a 9/11 anniversary tribute in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on Tuesday

 

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Vice President Mike Pence spoke during a ceremony at the Pentagon in suburban Virginia

 

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Bill Anders, left, and Sharon Custer ring bells as part of the Name Presentation and Ringing of Bells Remembrance during the Shanksville service while the Trumps looked on

 

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The Flight 93 memorial service where Trump spoke was attended by hundreds including ordinary Americans who travaeled to pay honor tothe 40 victims of Flight 93

 

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Pence and his wife Karen Pence lowered their heads after laying a wreath during the Pentagon memorial observance

 

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Former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani speaks with Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor, during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is also pictured

 

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There was a moment of silence and an annual reading of the victims' names at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum

 

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The president and first lady Melania Trump flew to Pennsylvania to join an observance at the Sept. 11 memorial in a field near Shanksville

 

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Trump and Melania arrive with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (back) at the September 11 Flight 93 Memorial Service in Shanksville on Tuesday morning

 

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Guests at the National 9/11 Memorial listen as the victims' names are read out during a ceremony on Tuesday

 

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A woman holds a bouquet of flowers during at the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in New York

 

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A woman arrives with a sign bearing photo memories for Wilder Gomez in New York. Gomez, from Colombia, was a bartender at Windows on the World on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center

 

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James McGlynn looks towards the One World Trade Center site wearing a tie bearing the likeness of the original World Trade Center towers. He says he purchased it about about a week after the attacks in 2001 and has worn it every anniversary since

 

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A U.S. flag that few over the World Trade Center is presented during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the attacks

 

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A firefighter pauses at the South pool of the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of terrorist attacks

 

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A man pauses at the north pool before the start of a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the memorial in New York City

 

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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and other members of staff observe a moment's silence on the south lawn at 8.37am - the time the first tower was hit in the 9/11 attacks

 

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U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Edwin morales kneels as he honors his cousin Ruben Correa at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York

 

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A U.S. flag is unfurled at sunrise on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at the Pentagon