A Cry Heard Round the World
Americans were not the only ones to mourn the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Around the world, ordinary people shared our sorrow and our pain as they realized the tragic loss of life that had befallen the American people. Here are some of the images from countries near, and far.
European Union
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American Consulate, Sydney, Australia
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Inside the Volkswagen Autostadt Company in Wolfsburg, Germany
Buckingham Palace, London
Note to this picture - on September 12, Queen Elizabeth ordered "The Star Spangled Banner" to be played at the changing of the guard.
American Consulate, Hamburg, Germany
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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American Embassy, Berlin, Germany
American Embassy, Copenhagen, Denmark
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American Embassy, Helsinki, Finland
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American Embassy, Moscow, Russia
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American Embassy, Oslo, Norway
American Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden
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American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
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American Embassy, Warsaw, Poland
France
Gothenburg, Sweden
The Kremlin, Moscow
A lab opening in Canada
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London, UK
Maiseieres, Belgium
Minsk, Belarus
Moscow, Russia
Munich, Germany
New Zealand
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Oslo, Norway
Palestenians in East Jerusalem
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Prague, Czech Republic
Pristina, Kosovo
Players in a football game in Germany, unwilling to compete after Tuesday's attack. The EUFA ordered the game to be played, so for most of the game the players defiantly played spiritlessly and uncompetitively.
Tirana, Albania
Zagreb, Croatia
Rome, Italy
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Frankfurt, Germany
Ottawa, Canada
Dhaka, Bangladesh
American Consulate, St. Petersburg, Russia
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American Consulate, Toronto
American Embassy, Skopje, Macedonia
American Embassy, Beijing, China
American Embassy, Nicosia, Cyprus
Cathedral in Dresden, Germany
American Embassy, London, UK
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American Embassy, Manila, Phillippines
American Embassy, Seoul, South Korea
American Embassy, Minsk, Belarus
Medellin, Columbia