Special report: 5th anniversary of 9/11
terror attacks
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 5,000
terrorists have been captured or killed in the 5 years since 9/11 terror
attacks, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Monday.
"Al Qaida's core operational leadership has been
decimated, and their successors are in hiding or on the run, " Hayden said when
he addressed CIA employees at the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic attacks
which claimed nearly 3,000 lives.
While acknowledging 9/11 attacks have dealt an
"unforgettable blow" to his agency, he said CIA's cooperation with foreign
intelligence agencies has led to many successes in breaking up terrorists' cells
and dismantling of al Qaida.
In such a way many large-scale terror plots have been
foiled, although some schemes have succeeded beyond U.S. territories, said
Hayden.
Shortly before his remarks, al Qaida's number two
Zayman Al-Zawahiri released a video tape threatening new attacks. Enditem
U.S. top diplomat honors foreign
victims of 9/11 attacks
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday hosted "an International Remembrance
Ceremony" to pay tribute to non-Americans who died in the Sept. 11,2001 terror
attacks, which claimed lives of people from some 90 countries. >>>
Pentagon observes 9/11
anniversary
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon,
one of the three plane crash sites in the 9/11 terror attacks, observed on
Monday the event's 5th anniversary with a solemn ceremony attended by several
hundred government officials and family members of the victims. >>>
New Yorkers mark fifth anniversary of
Sept. 11
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Victims'
families and other New Yorkers gathered on Monday at Ground Zero to mark the
fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed more than 2,700
people. >>>
U.S. fails to nab al-Qaida, Taliban
chiefs as world commemorates 9/11 attacks
KABUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Exactly five years
ago on the same day today, Sept. 11, 2001, a couple of passenger planes struck
the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leaving more than
3,000 people dead in seconds, but the United States has yet to arrest the chief
culprits behind the attacks. >>>
9/11: It's too painful to recall for
daughter
BEIJING, Sept. 11 -- Zheng Rui's mother and
father greet her as she walks down a lane towards her home after a long day at
work. >>>
Bush leaves for memorial tours to mark
9/11 anniversary
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President
George W. Bush on Sunday left Washington for a series of activities including
tours of the three 9/11 attack sites in the next 24 hours to mark the
catastrophic event occurred five years ago. >>>
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