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A beam of airy is disposable implicit the Lincoln Memorial, the time earlier the 20th day of the Sept. 11 violent attacks, arsenic portion of the Towers of Light Tribute adjacent the Pentagon, Friday Sept. 10, 2021, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean President Moon Jae-in has expressed his “deepest sympathies” to U.S. President Joe Biden and the American radical marking the 20th day of the 9/11 attacks and says South Korea arsenic a cardinal state volition proceed to enactment U.S. efforts to combat terrorism.

Moon successful a connection posted connected Twitter and Facebook Saturday said the “shock of that time inactive remains arsenic heavy wounds successful the hearts of truthful many” and that “no unit tin triumph against bid and inclusiveness.”

He said South Korea arsenic “American’s beardown state volition proceed to actively articulation your and the planetary community’s efforts to combat terrorism.”

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NEW YORK — The U.S. is acceptable to people the 20th day of the Sept. 11 attacks Saturday with commemorations astatine New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a tract adjacent Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The milestone day takes spot conscionable weeks aft the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the instrumentality to powerfulness of the Taliban, the faction that sheltered the Muslim militant radical founded by Osama bin Laden that carried retired the attacks.

It was besides happening amid continuing interest implicit the COVID-19 pandemic, which has present killed much than 11 times arsenic galore radical successful New York City arsenic the astir 3,000 that perished successful the 2001 onslaught connected the World Trade Center.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to question to each 3 sites of the 2001 attacks.

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Former President George W. Bush is expected to talk astatine the Pennsylvania memorial. Other observances are planned astir the country.

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