America gathered on Saturday for the twentieth anniversary of September 11 during ceremonies to pay tribute to some 3,000 dead from the Al-Qaeda attacks, in an atmosphere marked by the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A solemn ceremony began around 8:40 a.m. at the Manhattan Memorial in New York City, where the twin towers of the World Trade Center stood, destroyed by the deadliest jihadist attacks in history.
The reading of the names of the 2,977 people killed that day at the three sites of the attacks then began, under the air of a flute.
It was punctuated throughout the morning by musical tributes, including a song on dry guitar by American star Bruce Springsteen;
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George W. Bush, who was at the head of the United States at the time of the September 11 attacks, lamented the political disunity of his country twenty after the jihadist attacks: "If we are talking about the unity of America , those times seem far away, ”he said gravely. “Much of our politics has become a crude appeal for anger, fear and resentment. It makes us worried about our nation and our common future, ”continued the former President of the United States.