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September 12, 2011, Monday
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A mother in Malaysia greeted her dead son. People in Manila left roses for the victim who helped give them homes. And mourners in Tokyo stood before a piece of steel from ground zero, remembering the 23 bank employees who never made it out alive.
A decade after 9/11, the day that changed so much for so many people, the world's leaders and citizens paused to reflect yesterday. But there were also those who reiterated old claims that the US government itself was behind the attacks.
From Sydney to Spain, formal ceremonies paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 who perished from more than 90 countries. And, in a reminder that threats remain, Swedish police said four people were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terror attack, as authorities in Washington and New York beefed up security in response to intelligence about possible plans for a car bomb attack.
For some people, the pain never stops. In Malaysia, Pathmawathy Navaratnam woke up yesterday in her suburban Kuala Lumpur home and did what she's done every day for the past decade: wish her son Vijayashanker Paramsothy "good morning."
The 23-year-old financial analyst was killed in the attacks on New York.
"He is my sunshine. He has lived life to the fullest, but I can't accept that he is not here anymore," said Navaratnam. "I am still living, but I am dead inside."
In Manila, dozens of former shanty dwellers offered roses, balloons and prayers for another 9/11 victim, American citizen Marie Rose Abad. The neighborhood used to be a shantytown that reeked of garbage. But in 2004, Abad's Filipino-American husband Rudy built 50 brightly colored homes, fulfilling his late wife's wish to help impoverished Filipinos.
Dark criticism
The village has since been named after her.
"It's like a new life sprang from the death of Marie Rose and so many others," said villager Nancy Waminal.
The attacks spawned many conspiracy theories around the world, especially among Islamists who allege American or Israeli involvement.
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a vitriolic critic of the West, wrote in his blog that Arab Muslims are incapable of "planning and strategizing" such attacks. He added "it is not unthinkable" for former President George W. Bush to have lied about who was responsible for 9/11.
In Pakistan, about 100 supporters of an Islamist political party staged anti-US protests to mark the anniversary, holding up banners that repeated conspiracy theories. But little attention was paid to such events on a day of sadness.
Players from the American Eagles rugby team were among the first to mark the anniversary at a memorial service in the town of New Plymouth, New Zealand. The players listened to a speech by US ambassador David Huebner, whose brother Rick survived the attacks on the World Trade Center.
"We watched live on television the brutal murder of 3,000 individuals," Huebner said. "We reacted with near unanimous horror."
A decade after 9/11, the day that changed so much for so many people, the world's leaders and citizens paused to reflect yesterday. But there were also those who reiterated old claims that the US government itself was behind the attacks.
From Sydney to Spain, formal ceremonies paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 who perished from more than 90 countries. And, in a reminder that threats remain, Swedish police said four people were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terror attack, as authorities in Washington and New York beefed up security in response to intelligence about possible plans for a car bomb attack.
For some people, the pain never stops. In Malaysia, Pathmawathy Navaratnam woke up yesterday in her suburban Kuala Lumpur home and did what she's done every day for the past decade: wish her son Vijayashanker Paramsothy "good morning."
The 23-year-old financial analyst was killed in the attacks on New York.
"He is my sunshine. He has lived life to the fullest, but I can't accept that he is not here anymore," said Navaratnam. "I am still living, but I am dead inside."
In Manila, dozens of former shanty dwellers offered roses, balloons and prayers for another 9/11 victim, American citizen Marie Rose Abad. The neighborhood used to be a shantytown that reeked of garbage. But in 2004, Abad's Filipino-American husband Rudy built 50 brightly colored homes, fulfilling his late wife's wish to help impoverished Filipinos.
Dark criticism
The village has since been named after her.
"It's like a new life sprang from the death of Marie Rose and so many others," said villager Nancy Waminal.
The attacks spawned many conspiracy theories around the world, especially among Islamists who allege American or Israeli involvement.
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a vitriolic critic of the West, wrote in his blog that Arab Muslims are incapable of "planning and strategizing" such attacks. He added "it is not unthinkable" for former President George W. Bush to have lied about who was responsible for 9/11.
In Pakistan, about 100 supporters of an Islamist political party staged anti-US protests to mark the anniversary, holding up banners that repeated conspiracy theories. But little attention was paid to such events on a day of sadness.
Players from the American Eagles rugby team were among the first to mark the anniversary at a memorial service in the town of New Plymouth, New Zealand. The players listened to a speech by US ambassador David Huebner, whose brother Rick survived the attacks on the World Trade Center.
"We watched live on television the brutal murder of 3,000 individuals," Huebner said. "We reacted with near unanimous horror."
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