On the anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers, a selection of the most significant images that reporters contributed to history
September 11, 2001. the day of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York. A date that will remain imprinted forever in the minds of those who were there and of future generations. Photos that went around the world
A group of rescuers headed for Lower Manhattan, among the rubble of the Twin Towers.
Smoke and ash fill the entire area around the stricken Twin Towers
Smoke billows from the burning twin towers, with the Empire State Building in the background
The Twin Towers begin to catch fire after the impact
Thick, dark smoke emanates from behind the Statue of Liberty, where the WTC once stood
New York, 11 September 2001: attack on the twin towers by al-Qāʿida. On the same day, there were four suicide attacks against civilian and military targets in American territory. It is the beginning of the West’s war against terrorism
The collapse of the structure of one of the two towers
The structure of one of the two towers begins to collapse
A woman covered in dust fleeing after the collapse of the towers
The smoking remains of the World Trade Center at first light in the morning, two days after the attack.
Firefighters engaged in search and rescue operations for any survivors in the ruins of the World Trade Center.
The pain on the faces of two women hugging each other as they watch the World Trade Center burn
A person jumped from the north tower of the World Trade Center
In two separate photos, two people jump into the void from the World Trade Center, facing certain death after the crash
A man walks away from the WTC covering his face so as not to breathe the dust from the rubble
The moments following the collapse of the World Trade Center
The collapse of the World Trade Center
The World Trade Center in flames after the crash of the two planes
The World Trade Center in flames after the crash of the two planes
A group of people covered in dust walk away from the destroyed World Trade Center
The World Trade Center after the crash of the first plane
The World Trade Center after the collapse of the first tower
The World Trade Center in flames after the crash of the two planes
The World Trade Center in flames after the crash of the two planes
The World Trade Center after the crash of the first plane
An NYPD marshal helps an injured woman
A moment from the funeral of policeman Dominick A. Pezzulo, who died in the September 11 attack.
Hundreds of candles lit for the victims of the attacks in Union Square.
The New York skyline seen from under the Brooklyn Bridge two days after the attack.
New Yorkers fleeing over the Brooklyn Bridge
Mrs Julie McDermott helped by a man to make her way through the rubble
A survivor is pulled from the rubble
Lower Manhattan dominated by a huge cloud of smoke, against the backdrop of the Hudson River
Lower Manhattan dominated by a huge cloud of smoke, against the backdrop of the Hudson River
The attack on the Pentagon caused 189 deaths: 125 civilians and military personnel employed at the building and 64 on board the plane.
President George W. Bush – visiting Emma E. Booker Elementary School – is informed by his Chief of Staff, Andy Card, of the hijacking of the first plane into the WTC.
17 years after the terrorist attacks inSeptember 11, 2001we offer you a selection of the most significant and tragic images that the reporters present in New York consigned to history.
These photographs maintain their incredible power intact and still awaken within us that painful amazement and that feeling of vulnerability that imposed themselves on the billions of incredulous spectators in front of televisions all over the world.
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