Americans are remembering 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims’ names, volunteer workers and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
• Victims’ relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001 — the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
• Other communities around the country are marking the day with candlelight vigils, interfaith services and other commemorations.
• Some Americans are joining in volunteer projects on a day that is federally recognized as both Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
• During the September 11, 2001 attacks, 2,977 people were killed, 19 hijackers committed murder-suicide, and more than 25,000 others were injured.
• Of the 2,977 fatal victims, 2,753 were killed in the World Trade Center and the surrounding area, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania.
• These deaths included 265 on the four planes. The attacks remain the deadliest terrorist act in world history.
