19/11 terrorist attacks on the site of the World Trade Center building in memory of victims

9/11 terrorist attacks on the site of the World Trade Center building in memory of the victims September 12, 1:26

It has been 19 years since the terrorist attacks on the United States on the 11th.

At the site of the World Trade Center Building in New York, a ceremony to commemorate the victims is being held after 9:30 pm on the 11th of Japan time.

In the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, four hijacked passenger planes crashed into the World Trade Center building in New York and the Department of Defense in the suburbs of Washington, DC, and 3,000 people, including 24 Japanese. Nearby was sacrificed.

The ceremony, which began on the site of the World Trade Center Building, was attended by Vice President Mike Pence, Democratic presidential candidate, and former Vice President Joe Biden. Is playing a voice that reads out the victim's name.

In the United States, after the incident, prejudice led to a series of hate crimes against Muslims.

This time, the spread of the new coronavirus has increased hate crimes against Asians, and the issue of racial discrimination has also intensified the conflict.

Under these circumstances, the bereaved families of the 9/11 terrorist attacks have called for the realization of a tolerant society, saying that "only hatred is born from hatred."

The Trump administration has agreed with the Taliban, an insurgent rebel, over a military operation in Afghanistan, which is said to be the "longest war in American history," which began in the wake of the incident, and reduced the number of US troops stationed in the United States by more than 4,000. Did.

However, there are still frequent battles and terrorism in the area, and even 19 years after the incident, citizens around the world are still worried about terrorism.