The Associated Press
11 September, 2001
After the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers, dazed survivors help each other through the dust and debris covering lower Manhattan. In a devastating attack, two hijacked airplanes crashed into the 110-storey towers, reducing them to rubble.
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