(VOVworld) – Various activities were underway across the US to commemorate the 15^th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks that killed more than 3,000 people.

President Barack Obama delivered speech at the ceremony to mark 15th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks (Photo: YouTube)

In Washington, President Barack Obama and officials had one minute of silence at the White House residence at 8.46 a.m of local time to mark the moment when American Airlines plane hit the north tower of the Twin Tower. President Obama then attended a commemoration ceremony in the Pentagon which was also hit in the attacks 15 years ago: “We remember and we will never forget the nearly 3,000 lives taken from the US so cruelly, including 194 men, women and children here, the youngest just 3 years old. We honor the courage of those who put themselves in harm’s way to save people they never knew. We come together in prayer and in gratitude for the strength that has fortified us across those 15 years. And we renew the love and the faith that binds us together as one American family. 15 years may seem like a long time but for the families who lost a piece of their heart that day, I imagine it can seem just like yesterday. And I’m mindful that no words we offer or deeds we do can ever truly erase the pain of their absence”.