Portsmouth residents invited to remember victims of 9/11
The city has been invited to a commemorative service marking 25 years since the attacks
Residents have been invited to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at a commemorative service in Southsea next week.
The service will be held in the Rose Gardens on Friday, September 11, starting at 9am, giving the city an opportunity to come together and remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks.
Councillor Steve Pitt, leader of Portsmouth City Council, said: “On September 11, Portsmouth will once again come together to remember and pay tribute to the many innocent lives lost in the terrorist attacks in America 25 years ago.
“We will reflect on the courage, compassion and resilience shown in the years since that day and stand in solidarity with all those still affected.”
Guests are encouraged to assemble in the gardens at 8.50am, with speeches and prayers beginning at 9am. The service will finish at 10am.
On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger planes in the United States.
Two were deliberately flown into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York, causing both buildings to collapse.
A third plane crashed into the Pentagon, the headquarters of the US military.
Passengers on the fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, fought back against the hijackers before it crashed in Pennsylvania.
Those killed included civilians, firefighters, police officers and other emergency workers.