LONDON: The terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks in the United States failed to shake faith in freedom and democracy, British Prime Minister Boris johnson said on Saturday, as the world marked the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
in a message TwitterJohnson said that even though the terror threat was not over, people refused to live in “permanent fear”.
“Today we remember the 2,977 people we took on September 11, 2001,” Johnson said in his message.
“But when terrorists carried the burden of their misery and suffering, we can now say from the perspective of 20 years that they failed to shake our faith in freedom and democracy,” he said.
“Today we are coming together – in sorrow but also in faith and resolve – shows the failure of terrorism,” he said.
A total of 2,977 people were killed, including 67 British citizens, in the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
Attacks by al Qaeda off Afghanistan saw four US passenger jets seized by suicide bombers – two of which were blown up in Pakistan’s Twin Towers. world Trade Center in New York.
another plane crashed pentagon, outside the US capital Washington DC, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
Events are being organized around the world to remember those who lost their lives. As part of the day’s events to mark the anniversary, a private service of remembrance organized by the UK Family Support Group on 11 September will be held at Grosvenor Square in central London.
After sunset, 67 candles will be lit in the garden to remember each of the British victims.
Johnson’s address at a memorial event in east London’s Olympic Park on Saturday referred to recent events in Afghanistan that had only strengthened people’s faith in freedom and democracy.
He said, “Twenty years ago, on September 11, 2001, became the President (franklinRoosevelt’s words, ‘a date that will live in infamy’ after Pearl Harbor. But while terrorists carried the burden of their misery and suffering, and continue to be a threat today, we can now say in the perspective of 20 years that they failed to shake our faith in freedom and democracy; They failed to tear our nations apart, or to inspire us to abandon our values, or to live in permanent fear.”
in a message TwitterJohnson said that even though the terror threat was not over, people refused to live in “permanent fear”.
“Today we remember the 2,977 people we took on September 11, 2001,” Johnson said in his message.
“But when terrorists carried the burden of their misery and suffering, we can now say from the perspective of 20 years that they failed to shake our faith in freedom and democracy,” he said.
“Today we are coming together – in sorrow but also in faith and resolve – shows the failure of terrorism,” he said.
A total of 2,977 people were killed, including 67 British citizens, in the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
Attacks by al Qaeda off Afghanistan saw four US passenger jets seized by suicide bombers – two of which were blown up in Pakistan’s Twin Towers. world Trade Center in New York.
another plane crashed pentagon, outside the US capital Washington DC, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
Events are being organized around the world to remember those who lost their lives. As part of the day’s events to mark the anniversary, a private service of remembrance organized by the UK Family Support Group on 11 September will be held at Grosvenor Square in central London.
After sunset, 67 candles will be lit in the garden to remember each of the British victims.
Johnson’s address at a memorial event in east London’s Olympic Park on Saturday referred to recent events in Afghanistan that had only strengthened people’s faith in freedom and democracy.
He said, “Twenty years ago, on September 11, 2001, became the President (franklinRoosevelt’s words, ‘a date that will live in infamy’ after Pearl Harbor. But while terrorists carried the burden of their misery and suffering, and continue to be a threat today, we can now say in the perspective of 20 years that they failed to shake our faith in freedom and democracy; They failed to tear our nations apart, or to inspire us to abandon our values, or to live in permanent fear.”
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