9/11 memorial: What time is the minute’s silence for September 11 attacks in New York?

Georgia Chambers|Kit Heren11 September 2020

To mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, commemorative services are being held in the US and all over the world to honour the lives lost during the tragedy.

Almost two decades ago, the world watched as four terror attacks were committed against the US, including two hijacked planes crashing into the World Trade Center in New York.

Millions of people will commemorate 9/11 in their own ways, including attending memorial services and participating in volunteer projects.

What time is the minute's silence held?

A memorial service is being held in New York to honour the lives lost during the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.
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A minute of silence will observed six times to correspond with the attacks, beginning at 8.46am EDT (1.46pm UK time), when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

The others will be at 9.03am, 9.37am, 9.59am, 10.03am and 10.28am, when the attacks on the South Tower and Pentagon took place, as well as to commemorate the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania, and the time each tower fell.

How will the US commemorate 9/11?

Thousands of victims’ relatives, survivors and rescuers usually come to the anniversary ceremony at the World Trade Center in New York.

Because of Covid-19 restrictions this year, the numbers of people who visited are limited. The names of the people who died have been pre-recorded by family members and will be played out at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza.

An additional memorial service will be held at the Pentagon, where one of the planes crashed. President Donald Trump will attend the ceremony, which is closed to the public.

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9/11 memorial live stream

The ceremony will be available to watch live on the Memorial and Museum’s Facebook page or website.

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