The United States government and other world leaders marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks today - Sunday. The occasion is being discussed in significantly different ways in the media; for some it is a time for mourning, for others a time for reflection.
Recall that three coordinated terrorist attacks on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on 11 September 2001 killed nearly 3,000 people. Four passenger jets were hijacked by Al-Qaeda, two crashed into the Twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York, one into the Pentagon in Washington and one into a field in Pennsylvania.
Images of the smouldering remains of the World Trade Centre, in particular, remain embedded in the public memory. US President Barak Obama is travelling to all three sites as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives.
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