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7 shocking photos from 9/11

Pedestrians react to the fire at the World Trade Centre following the crash of a hijacked plane on 11 September 2001.

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George W. Bush listens as White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informs him of the second plane striking the World Trade Centre during a reading seminar.

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People peer out of the burning North Tower of the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001.

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A helicopter flies past the World Trade Centre after a commercial plane crashed into it.

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The towers of the World Trade Centre billow smoke shortly after being struck by hijacked commercial aircraft.

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Then-President George W. Bush stands alongside retired firefighter Bob Beckwith at the site of the World Trade Centre disaster.

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Second tower also burned in flames after being hit by another hijacked aeroplane.

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