Twitter Users Recall 9/11 Terror Attack, Trends #September11 On 20th Anniversary

On the 11th of September 2021, netizens marked the 20 years of the deadly 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Centre in the United States of America.

Planned by Osama Bin Laden, the Chief of Al Qaeda terror group, on the 11th of September, 2001, nineteen militants hijacked four commercial aircraft and carried out suicide attacks in the U.S.A. The devastating terror attack which killed thousands of people is still fresh in the memories of people across the world. In this tragic incident, 2,997 people lost their lives and more than 6,000 people were injured in American cities.

In 2002, Osama Bin Laden took the responsibility of the planned bomb blasts and said the attack was revenge for attacks on Muslims in Somalia, India and Russia.

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, Twitter users took to the microblogging site and recalled the incident with #September11

Below are some of the tweets, trending on Twitter:

"20 years since 9/11❤️🙏🏻"

As much as today is going to be about Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United we also have to remember those who sadly lost their lives 20 years ago today following the tragic events of 9/11.

Gone but never forgotten.❤️🇺🇸🌹

Good morning.20 years since that awful day on 9/11/2001.Remembering the hero’s and the victims of this tragic day.Never take yourself or love ones for granted as we never know what’s round the corner.We all have busy lives but today pls take a few seconds tell them you love them.

20th anniversary of 9/11, three hours that changed the US forever.

#September11 20 years.

"WAR ON TERROR is over, Terror enthroned. If we have to refer to ourselves as Civilized World, cannot condone and must act to arrest unfolding of Medieval anarchy in #Afghanistan. -Sg #September11."

"Today, my colleagues and I honored the victims of the #September11, 2001 attacks. On this solemn occasion, we remember the lives of those we lost on that terrible day and the ways in which it changed us as individuals and as a country. #NeverForget."