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Donald Trump will skip New York events marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, sparking controversy and conflicting accounts

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump will skip the main 9/11 anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero in New York and attend the commemoration at the Pentagon instead.
  • The attacks in 2001 killed nearly 3,000 people and injured thousands, leaving a lasting mark on U.S. politics.

Donald Trump will not be in New York for Friday's main ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The event will take place at Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center towers once stood.

Trump said he would attend the commemoration at the Pentagon instead. A third hijacked plane crashed there during the 2001 attacks.

His absence from the New York ceremony has prompted controversy and conflicting accounts. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and injured thousands, and left a deep imprint on U.S. politics.

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