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Bin Laden considered targeting India and other countries in 1998: CIA documents

September 12, 2026 admin

Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta on May 2, 2011. | Photo Credit: Reuters India features among the list of countries that former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had at one point considered targeting, as per the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency…

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Mayor Mamdani pays homage to NYC firefighters for their courage and bravery on 9/11

September 12, 2026 admin

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (centre) and N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill (right) attend the ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York. | Photo Credit: AP New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani began the 25th-year commemoration of the September 11 attacks on Friday…

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U.S. marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks

September 11, 2026 admin

Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday (September 11, 2026), remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaeda attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims’ names — and volunteer projects in…

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Bells toll as the U.S. marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

September 11, 2023 admin

Bells tolled at ground zero and solemn tributes unfolded around the country as Americans looked back on September 11 on the horror and legacy of 9/11. People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when…

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