Georgian PM commemorates 9/11 as “stark reminder” of “devastating impact” of terrorism
PM Irakli Garibashvili on Monday commemorated an anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday commemorated an anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States and said the day was a “stark reminder of the devastating impact of terrorism on innocent lives”.
Our hearts go out to the families who lost their loved ones and to a great US nation”, the official said in his social media post.
Today, as we reflect upon the events of September 11th, 2001, our hearts go out to the families who lost their loved ones and to a great ????????nation. This day is a stark reminder of the devastating impact of terrorism on innocent lives. pic.twitter.com/58oEtlJIV7
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) September 11, 2023
On this day 22 years ago, 19 terrorists from the Islamist extreme group Al Qaeda hijacked four commercial aircraft and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center complex in New York City.
A third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and the fourth into an empty field in western Pennsylvania, due to the efforts of its passengers who had fought back.
The terrorist attack killed 3,000 people and injured more than 6,000 others.
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