Second anniversary of Sept. 11 tragedy

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    CAIRO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's al-Jazeera television showed a video Thursday, saying al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden had met with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers before that tragedy in 2001.

    In the video, bin Laden is seen meeting with some of the Sept.11 hijackers, including his former lieutenant Mohammed Atef and Ramzi Binalshibh, another suspected planner of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings.

    Atef, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan in 2001, while Binalshibh was captured in Pakistan four years ago.

    Bin Laden, wearing a dark robe and white head gear walking outdoors in a mountainous area, smiled as he received several of the Sept. 11 hijackers, according to the video.

    Meanwhile, al-Jazeera late Thursday also aired an audio tape showing new al-Qaida head in Iraq Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, which is said to be first released by him since he succeeded the slain militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi three months ago.

    In the tape, al-Muhajir called for Muslims unity against the enemy, saying "place your hands in our hands ... our enemy has unified his ranks, now is the time to unite." Enditem

Persistent fears of terror attacks still haunt New York

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, two-thirds of New Yorkers are still "very concerned" about another attack on their city while three out of four people elsewhere in the United States say daily life had largely returned to normal, revealed a new opinion survey released on Thursday. >>>

Majority of 9/11 first responders suffer lung problems

    NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Nearly seven out of every ten first responders suffered some sort of lung problem during or after their work at the World Trade Center site, according to a report released Tuesday by Mount Sinai. >>>

U.S. terror-linked prosecutions return to pre-9/11 levels

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government's prosecutions of international terrorism cases have nearly returned to the levels before the Sept. 11 attacks, according to an independent analysis of government data. >>>

Philippine police on alert ahead of 9/11 anniversary

    MANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has tightened security measures for possible terrorism ahead of the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, Manila media reported Sunday. >>>

Over half Americans feel U.S. less safe than before 9/11

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- More than half Americans did not feel their country was safer from terrorism than it was before9/11, according to a CNN poll released Thursday. >>>

Plot to blow UK-U.S flights--disaster comparable to 9/11

    BEIJING, Aug. 11 (xinhuanet) -- The terrorist plot thwarted by UK to blow up U.S.-bound flights would have been a disaster on a scale comparable to Sept. 11 attack with 3,000 being killed, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Thursday. >>>

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