9/11 Attacks: US Marking 11th Anniversary -- BBC
Memorials are being held in the US to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
In New York, relatives will read out the names of those killed when hijacked jets were crashed at the World Trade Center, Washington and Pennsylvania.
President Obama is due to attend a ceremony at the Pentagon and Vice-President Joe Biden is expected to speak at Shanksville.
For the first time, politicians will not address the ceremony in New York.
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