OHIO — From sunrise until sunset on Saturday, all Ohio and U.S. flags will be at half-staff on all public buildings and grounds throughout the Buckeye State in memoriam of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Gov. Mike DeWine is also asking Ohioans to observe a moment of silence at exactly 8:46 a.m. — the moment the hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
This year marks 20 years since the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 between the collapse of the World Trade Center, the plane crash in Shanksville, Pa., as well as the plane that hit the Pentagon.
First responders stand among the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center. (AP Photo)
Around less than 15 minutes after a plane hit the Pentagon at 9:45 a.m., the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed with a massive cloud of dust and smoke. Around 10:30 a.m., the North Tower collapsed.
More than 10,000 people were injured at the World Trade Center.
A total of 2,996 people died in the 9/11 attacks, which included citizens of 78 countries. Most of the people died at the World Trade Center, with a total of 2,763 lives lost. At the Pentagon, 189 people died and 44 people died in the Shansville plane crash.
