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Photos: US commemorates 9/11, sixteen years since

On the 16th anniversary of the September 11 attack on America, thousands gathered in remembrance of the ones that lost their lives along with US President Donald Trump with first lady Melina Trump observing a moment of silence first at White House and later at Pentagon.

Updated on: Sep 11, 2017 8:48 PM IST

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US President along with the first lady Melina Trump observed a moment of silence, first at the White House and later at the Pentagon. The White House commemoration took place at the same at New York’s 9/11 memorial on Monday at 08:46 local time (12:46 GMT) to mark the exact time the first plane struck the World Trade Center’s North Tower. After the names are read at that ceremony, there’s a public observance, with a wreath-laying and remarks. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 8:48 PM

US President along with the first lady Melina Trump observed a moment of silence, first at the White House and later at the Pentagon. The White House commemoration took place at the same at New York’s 9/11 memorial on Monday at 08:46 local time (12:46 GMT) to mark the exact time the first plane struck the World Trade Center’s North Tower. After the names are read at that ceremony, there’s a public observance, with a wreath-laying and remarks. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

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James Taormina, whose brother Dennis Taormina was killed during the September 11 attacks stands by the side of the north waterfall pool before the ceremony at ground zero in New York. During the attacks on September 9, 2001, a group of terrorists affiliated to al-Qaeda hijacked four American airliners with the intention of crashing them into targets. Two planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and another was used to target the Pentagon. (Seth Wenig / AP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 8:48 PM

James Taormina, whose brother Dennis Taormina was killed during the September 11 attacks stands by the side of the north waterfall pool before the ceremony at ground zero in New York. During the attacks on September 9, 2001, a group of terrorists affiliated to al-Qaeda hijacked four American airliners with the intention of crashing them into targets. Two planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and another was used to target the Pentagon. (Seth Wenig / AP)

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New York City firefighters with Ladder 10 Engine 10 firehouse salute during the moment of silence at the World Trade Center in New York. During the attacks of 9/11, 343 firefighters were killed. (Mark Lennihan / AP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 8:48 PM

New York City firefighters with Ladder 10 Engine 10 firehouse salute during the moment of silence at the World Trade Center in New York. During the attacks of 9/11, 343 firefighters were killed. (Mark Lennihan / AP)

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Trump also participated in a 9/11 observance at the Pentagon to observe a moment of silence at 09:37 when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. (Joshua Roberts/ REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 8:48 PM

Trump also participated in a 9/11 observance at the Pentagon to observe a moment of silence at 09:37 when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. (Joshua Roberts/ REUTERS)

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At the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, a woman wipes away tears as she holds a photograph of Alex Ciccone, a victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Sixteen years later, the quiet rhythms of commemoration have become customs: a recitation of all the names of the dead, moments of silence and tolling bells, and two powerful light beams that shine through the night. (Brendan McDermid / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 8:48 PM

At the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, a woman wipes away tears as she holds a photograph of Alex Ciccone, a victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Sixteen years later, the quiet rhythms of commemoration have become customs: a recitation of all the names of the dead, moments of silence and tolling bells, and two powerful light beams that shine through the night. (Brendan McDermid / REUTERS)

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People hold up signs with the names and pictures of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at ground zero in New York. Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked planes slammed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001, hurling America into a new consciousness of the threat of global terrorism. (Seth Wenig / AP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 8:48 PM

People hold up signs with the names and pictures of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at ground zero in New York. Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked planes slammed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001, hurling America into a new consciousness of the threat of global terrorism. (Seth Wenig / AP)

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