Remembering 9/11

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9/11: Ten years on

9/11: Ten years on

07 Sep. 2011

On 11 September 2001, the world watched in shock and horror as New York’s World Trade Center Towers were reduced to rubble by terrorists, using civilian passenger jets as weapons of mass destruction. The day after the attacks, NATO Allies expressed their solidarity with the people of the United States by invoking Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. NATO’s collective defence clause states an attack on one Ally is an attack upon all Allies.

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Sunday 11 September document audio photo video
15:00 Positioning of the media representatives in the designated area in the Cour d'Honneur.

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15:25 Commemorative address by the Secretary General ENG MP3
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15:30 Observance of one minute silence and flag raising ceremony MP3
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Monday 12 September document audio photo video
  Opening 9/11 exhibit photo  
  Remarks by Ambassador Daalder, US Permanent Representative to NATO at the September 11 exhibit ENG MP3
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NATO Press Release(2011)107 - 7 Sept. 2011
Commemorative ceremony on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of 11 September 2001 - Sunday, 11 September 2011
OTAN Communiqué de presse(2011)107 - 7 septembre 2011
Cérémonie de commémoration à l’occasion du 10e anniversaire du 11 septembre 2001 - Dimanche 11 septembre 2011