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September 11 Attacks 9/11 anniversary: Barack Obama leads tributes 12 years on Barack Obama led the tributes to victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as families gathered in New York and Washington to pay their respects. Chris Irvine By Chris Irvine, agencies 3:33PM BST 11 Sep 2013 Follow Comments Comments At a ceremony near Wall Street in New York, people paused at 1246 GMT to mark the time when the first of two hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center. The twin towers later collapsed. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks that led to a long war in Afghanistan. ^President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the memorial service on the South Lawn of the White House. (EPA) President Obama marked a moment of silence at the White House and was attending a ceremony in Washington at the Pentagon, which was struck by another hijacked plane. Earlier, the President laid a wreath at the Pentagon, speaking at a private observance for family members of the 184 people who died there. Related Articles * Al-Qaeda chief calls for attacks on US in 9/11 speech to followers 13 Sep 2013 * 9/11 widower returns to World Trade Center 11 Sep 2013 * 9/11 anniversary: US heightens security in wake of last year's Benghazi attacks 11 Sep 2013 * 9/11 anniversary: golf course apologises for $9.11 offer 11 Sep 2013 ^President Obama lays a wreath at the Pentagon. (AP) "We pray for the memory of all those taken from us - nearly 3,000 innocent souls," Mr Obama said. "Our hearts still ache for the futures snatched away, the lives that might have been," he said. "They left this Earth. They slipped from our grasp." Quoting the Bible, Obama spoke of "the miracle of restoration," paying tribute to the resilient spirit of victims' families, saying he was "amazed at the will that you've summoned in your lives to lift yourselves up and to carry on." IFRAME: http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/html/TwitterEmbed/Version1/web15838.h tml Twitter: Barack Obama - "Today, we can honor those we lost by building a nation worthy of their memories." --President Obama on #PatriotDay "No matter how many years pass, this time comes around each year - and it's always the same," said Karen Hinson, who lost her 34-year-old brother, Michael Wittenstein, in New York. His body was never found. Continuing a decision made last year, no politicians will make speeches. Around the world, thousands of volunteers have pledged to do good deeds, honouring an anniversary that was designated a National Day of Service and Remembrance in 2009. ^A flower is laid on the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. (AFP) Meanwhile in Benghazi, Libya, a car bomb exploded outside a building that once house the US consulate, the site of an attack on September 11 last year. The blast seriously damaged the foreign ministry building but left no casualties. 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