We cannot let another '9/11 of New York' or '26/11 of Mumbai' happen again': S. Jaishankar
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"We cannot let another '9/11 of New York' or '26/11 of Mumbai' happen again," he declared at the Security Council briefing on counter-terrorism. Jaishankar quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi: "We consider that even a single attack is one too many and even a single life lost is one too many. So, we will not rest till terrorism is uprooted."
NASA remembers 9/11 attacks in iconic images taken from ISS
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The photo was taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) on the morning of September 11, 2001. Expedition 3 Commander Frank Culbertson was aboard the International Space Station (ISS) at the time of the attacks, and the only American on the crew.
Anti-Muslim narrative built after 9/11 was not countered: Imran
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"Unfortunately, we didn't do anything to check this wrong narrative of Islamophobia and resultantly, the man on the street in the West came to believe this," said Imran Khan, referring to the tragic incident of a mosque attack by an armed person. "We don't have self-belief. We somehow look towards others to help us. We should stay as a bloc and show our part as partner in peace," he added.
Pak should compensate victims of 9/11 as attacks were planned in Karachi: Chris Alexander
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The former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan says the Afghan assets belong to the people of the war-torn country, not to the Pakistanis. Alexander has said that 9/11 attacks were planned in Karachi by a leader protected by Pakistan and therefore Pakistan should be the one to compensate 9/11 victims of the terror attack.
Families of 9/11 victims stake claim to $7 bn of Afghan frozen funds in US
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However, as the debate over the matter prolongs, families of the victims of 9/11 twin tower attacks have now come out with claims of billions of US dollars as compensation from the Afghan frozen assets. As per details, families of at least 150 victims of the 9/11 attacks have staked claim to at least $7 billion in frozen assets held by the Federal Reserves of New York.
Haqqani empire mocks US by launching new Afghan Taliban govt on 9/11
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The Associated Press is reporting that the Taliban raised its white flag over the Afghani presidential palace Saturday -- a day when the US and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the twin-towers in New York. Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Taliban interim government hoisted the flag on in a low-key ceremony, AP reported citing Ahmadullah Muttaqi, multimedia branch chief of the Taliban's cultural commission.
Trump skips joining Biden at 9/11 memorial ceremonies
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President Joe Biden, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton all attended a somber ceremony on Saturday morning at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell two decades ago, reports Xinhua news agency. Biden travelled next to the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville to attend a wreath-laying ceremony.
Watch Video | When New York's Twin Towers were razed during 9/11 terror attacks
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9/11 attacks that took place on September 11, 2001 was a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by the Al Qaeda terror group. Four commercial planes were hijacked by 19 Al Qaeda terrorists and were set up to target important American buildings.
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