Valued exposure: Attacks

People move through the dust and debris of the collapsed of World Trade World Trade Centre

People move through the dust and debris of the collapsed World Trade Centre in New York, Tuesday, 11 September, 2001.

The final number of people killed in the suicide attacks was approximately 3,000. It took almost nine months to clear the millions of tons of rubble at "Ground Zero" where the World Trade Centre had stood.

Photo: Suzanne Plunkett/AP


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