Event: World Trade Centre attack

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Guantanamo 'does not meet Geneva Convention standards'

A defence lawyer who gained rare access to an ultra-secret section of the Guantanamo Bay prison said yesterday it does not meet international standards under the Geneva Convention.

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Families stream into New York ceremony

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Shock new 9/11 terror trial evidence

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Moussaoui 'planned to hijack 5th 9/11 plane'

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Families to read victims' names for 9/11 anniversary

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9/11 victims mystery as remains unidentifiable

Two charged with September 11 fraud

Two US men are accused of cheating the US government and private charities out of €350,000 claiming their offices were destroyed in the World Trade Centre attack – even though they moved out two years earlier.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2002

Saudi royals sued over 'terror funding' claim

Relatives of September 11 victims today launched a trillion dollar lawsuit accusing members of the Saudi royal family of helping to finance the al-Qaida network.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2002

FBI informant recorded World Trade Centre attack

An FBI informant secretly recording a conversation with a tax assessor ended up making what is believed to be the only known uninterrupted audio recording of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2002

Giuliani to lead tribute to September 11 dead

World leaders will light an eternal flame, and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will lead a reading of the names of 2,823 victims to mark the anniversary of the World Trade Centre attack.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2002

Giuliani to play part in September 11 anniversary ceremony

Rudolph Giuliani is to take part in a solemn ceremony to mark the anniversary of the World Trade Centre attack.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2002

Ground Zero victim to be buried in Sligo

An Irish victim of the World Trade Centre attack is to be buried in his native Co Sligo.

Sat, 23 Mar, 2002

World Trade Family Centre moves to New York City

The Family Assistance Centre, a gathering place for relatives who lost loved ones in the World Trade Centre attack, will have a new home in New York from Monday.

Sat, 05 Jan, 2002

New York marks 2002 with tribute to terror victims

A crystal ball honouring victims of the World Trade Centre attack dropped in Times Square at midnight.

Tue, 01 Jan, 2002

Terror attack widow loses father in plane crash

The widow of a firefighter who died in the World Trade Centre attack lost her father in the American Airlines crash in Queens.

Wed, 14 Nov, 2001

Runners ‘strike a blow’ as New York Marathon gets under way

Thousands of runners today set off on the New York City Marathon, pledging to ‘‘strike a blow to terrorism’’.

Sun, 04 Nov, 2001

Top secret CIA base was destroyed in NY attack

A top secret CIA base was destroyed in the World Trade Centre attack, it was reported today.

Sun, 04 Nov, 2001

Trade Centre atrocity costs New Yorkers $1bn

New York’s mayor Rudolph Giuliani has ordered a 15% cut in spending by most city departments, predicting the World Trade Centre attack will cost $1bn in revenue this fiscal year, as well as 100,000 jobs.

Wed, 10 Oct, 2001

Thousands mourn employees of World Trade Centre firm

Holding pictures of lost loved ones, mourners gathered in New York’s Central Park to remember the 700 employees of the bond firm Cantor Fitzgerald who were killed in the World Trade Centre attack.

Tue, 02 Oct, 2001

New York fire fighters visited by Cowen

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Brian Cowen, has met with New York fire

Sun, 30 Sep, 2001

Blair pledges solidarity with America

Tony Blair says Britain will support a fight against international terrorism for "as long as it takes".

Fri, 21 Sep, 2001

Officials try to estimate death toll

With too many people missing for an accurate death count to begin, officials did their best yesterday to calculate the toll from the World Trade Centre attacks.

Thu, 13 Sep, 2001