9/11 ceremony live updates: Families to gather at WTC, Pentagon, Shanksville to mark 25 years

Ceremonies will be held in New York City, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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Last updated: Friday, September 11, 2026 2:35PM GMT
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NEW YORK -- Friday marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which claimed the lives of 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Another 9,000 people have died from 9/11-related illnesses over the last 25 years.

Victims' families, first responders and politicians will gather on Friday for annual remembrance ceremonies as Americans across the country pause to remember and reflect.

A flower placed at the memorial is seen in front of the Freedom Tower during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.
A flower placed at the memorial is seen in front of the Freedom Tower during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001.
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3rd moment of silence held to honor Pentagon crash

The third bell tolled at 9:37 a.m., which is the time American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.

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Mamdani, Giuliani shake hands

Prior to the start of the lower Manhattan ceremony, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook hands with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who had publicly called on the city's first Muslim mayor not to attend.

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2nd moment of silence marks crash at World Trade Center's South Tower

The second moment of silence was held at 9:03 a.m., marking the moment United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower.

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1 hour and 52 minutes ago

Reading of the names underway at 9/11 Memorial & Museum ceremony

The annual reading of the victims' names is now underway at the ceremony at New York City's 9/11 Memorial & Museum.

People listen to the U.S. national anthem at the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York.
People listen to the U.S. national anthem at the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York.