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They were working on the day planes were used to attack America. This is how they remember that day

CNN Portugal11 September 2026 at 22:10

On September 11, 2001, several people were working when commercial planes were used to attack the United States. These people never forgot that day and, year after year, continue to remember where they were and what they were doing when the world changed forever.

The attacks marked a date that was etched in collective memory. Commercial planes were transformed into weapons, causing destruction and death on a large scale. This event had an impact worldwide and changed the way many people viewed security and the world.

The witnesses of that day continue to share their memories, keeping the memory of what happened alive. The transformation of commercial planes into weapons was something that shocked the entire world and left deep scars on all those who lived through those moments.

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