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Trump marks 9/11 with threat to 'savage killers'

Tue, September 12, 2017   /   06:11 pm
  • + See SlideShow A hijacked commercial plane approaches the World Trade Center shortly before crashing into the landmark skyscraper 11 September 2001 in New York. AFP/ Seth Mcallister
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    A hijacked commercial plane approaches the World Trade Center shortly before crashing into the landmark skyscraper 11 September 2001 in New York. AFP/ Seth Mcallister

  • + See SlideShow In this photo obtained 18 September 2001 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), firefighters and Urban Search and Rescue workers battle smoldering fires as they search for survivors at the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York 13 September 2001. Rescue and recovery work continues at the site of the devastation in downtown Manhattan but hopes of finding anyone alive in the ruins of the World Trade Center have almost faded, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said 18 September, one week after the terrorist attack that toppled the twin towers. AFP/ FEMA/ Andrea Booher
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    In this photo obtained 18 September 2001 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), firefighters and Urban Search and Rescue workers battle smoldering fires as they search for survivors at the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York 13 September 2001. Rescue and recovery work continues at the site of the devastation in downtown Manhattan but hopes of finding anyone alive in the ruins of the World Trade Center have almost faded, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said...

  • + See SlideShow This photo released 17 September 2001 by the New York City Office of Emergency Management shows smoke rising from the ruins of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, New York 16 September 2001. AFP/ NYC office emergency management/ HO
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    This photo released 17 September 2001 by the New York City Office of Emergency Management shows smoke rising from the ruins of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, New York 16 September 2001. AFP/ NYC office emergency management/ HO

  • + See SlideShow Early morning light illuminates the wreckage of the World Trade Center 25 September, 2001 in New York. Search and rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attack. AFP/Eric Feferberg
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    Early morning light illuminates the wreckage of the World Trade Center 25 September, 2001 in New York. Search and rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attack. AFP/Eric Feferberg

  • + See SlideShow A woman hugs a man during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum fifteen years after the day on September 11, 2016 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt
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    A woman hugs a man during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum fifteen years after the day on September 11, 2016 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt

  • + See SlideShow People gather at one of the pools at the National September 11 Memorial following a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks fifteen years after the day on September 11, 2016 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt
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    People gather at one of the pools at the National September 11 Memorial following a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks fifteen years after the day on September 11, 2016 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt

  • + See SlideShow A family member of a victim of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing lays a rose at the 9/11 Memorial on February 26, 2016 in New York, NY. On the the 23rd Anniversary of the bombing, family members of the victims gathered to remember the 6 deaths and over 1,000 injuries that resulted from the 1993 bombing. AFP/ Getty Images/Bryan Thomas
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    A family member of a victim of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing lays a rose at the 9/11 Memorial on February 26, 2016 in New York, NY. On the the 23rd Anniversary of the bombing, family members of the victims gathered to remember the 6 deaths and over 1,000 injuries that resulted from the 1993 bombing. AFP/ Getty Images/Bryan Thomas

  • + See SlideShow People gather on a rooftop as the 'Tribute in Light' illuminates the night sky, on September 10, 2017 in New York City, on the eve of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Commemorations are being held on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, with President Donald Trump expected to speak at a ceremony for the 184 people killed at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. AFP/ Kena Betancur
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    People gather on a rooftop as the 'Tribute in Light' illuminates the night sky, on September 10, 2017 in New York City, on the eve of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Commemorations are being held on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, with President Donald Trump expected to speak at a ceremony for the 184 people killed at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. AFP/ Kena Betancur

  • + See SlideShow Visitors listen to speakers at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 16th Anniversary ceremony of the September 11th terrorist attacks, September 11, 2017 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field outside Shanksville, PA with 40 passengers and 4 hijackers aboard on September 11, 2001. AFP /Getty Images/Jeff Swensen
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    Visitors listen to speakers at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 16th Anniversary ceremony of the September 11th terrorist attacks, September 11, 2017 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field outside Shanksville, PA with 40 passengers and 4 hijackers aboard on September 11, 2001. AFP /Getty Images/Jeff Swensen

  • + See SlideShow Navy Captain William Sherrod holds a flag from the USS Somerset to present to family members of the the victims at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 16th Anniversary ceremony of the September 11th terrorist attacks, September 11, 2017 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field outside Shanksville, PA with 40 passengers and 4 hijackers aboard on September 11, 2001. AFP /Getty Images/Jeff Swensen
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    Navy Captain William Sherrod holds a flag from the USS Somerset to present to family members of the the victims at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 16th Anniversary ceremony of the September 11th terrorist attacks, September 11, 2017 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field outside Shanksville, PA with 40 passengers and 4 hijackers aboard on September 11, 2001. AFP /Getty Images/Jeff Swensen

  • + See SlideShow A flower is left at the North pool during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial, September 11, 2017 in New York City. In New York City and throughout the United States, the country is marking the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. AFP/Getty Images/Drew Angerer
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    A flower is left at the North pool during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial, September 11, 2017 in New York City. In New York City and throughout the United States, the country is marking the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. AFP/Getty Images/Drew Angerer

  • + See SlideShow High school students draw the Twin Towers and write messages on the sidewalk in front of their school on September 11, 2017 in New York, in observance of 16th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The attack, deadliest ever on US soil, killed 2,997 people, and plunged the United States into a chain of rolling wars against Islamic militants. AFP/ Jewel Samad
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    High school students draw the Twin Towers and write messages on the sidewalk in front of their school on September 11, 2017 in New York, in observance of 16th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The attack, deadliest ever on US soil, killed 2,997 people, and plunged the United States into a chain of rolling wars against Islamic militants. AFP/ Jewel Samad

  • + See SlideShow A makeshift memorial lines the fence on the 16th Anniversary of the attacks of September 11 at the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial on September 11, 2017 in New York. AFP/ Bryan R. Smith
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    A makeshift memorial lines the fence on the 16th Anniversary of the attacks of September 11 at the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial on September 11, 2017 in New York. AFP/ Bryan R. Smith

  • + See SlideShow U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at an observance to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at the Pentagon Memorial September 11, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. The nation marked the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks that took almost 3,000 lives. AFP /Getty Images/ Alex Wong
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    U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at an observance to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at the Pentagon Memorial September 11, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. The nation marked the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks that took almost 3,000 lives. AFP /Getty Images/ Alex Wong

President Donald Trump on Monday paid tribute to the 2,977 people killed on September 11, 2001, warning that "savage killers" who threaten the United States will find no haven on earth.

On the 16th anniversary of the attacks, Trump's first as president, he observed a moment of silence at a White House before laying a wreath and delivering remarks at the Pentagon, where 184 people died.

His tone unbending and solemn, Trump championed America's resilience and "common bonds," but issued a stern warning to "enemies" that "America cannot be intimidated."

"Those who try will soon join the long list of vanquished enemies who dared to test our mettle," he said, as a drone of jet engines carried echoes of a day half a generation ago that many Americans have vowed not to forget.

In Trump's native New York, at Ground Zero, there was a minute's silence at 8:46 am (1246 GMT), the moment the first of two hijacked airliners struck the World Trade Center.

In all, four planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda militants who used them to topple the trade center's twin towers and hit the Pentagon. 

The fourth plane, Flight 93, crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Vice President Mike Pence traveled for the day.

"It was the worst attack on our country since Pearl Harbor and even worse because this was an attack on civilians -- innocent men, women and children whose lives were taken so needlessly," Trump said.

The attacks remain the deadliest ever on US soil, plunging the United States into a chain of rolling wars against Islamic militants, in which Trump has vowed to give no quarter.

Next year, Americans who were born after 9/11 are due to be deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq for the first time.

"We're ensuring that they never again have a safe haven to launch attacks against our country," Trump said. 

"We are making plain to these savage killers that there is no dark corner beyond our reach, no sanctuary beyond our grasp and nowhere to hide anywhere on this very large earth."

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Text and photos: AFP

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