The week in pictures: Sept 9-15

Moment of terror

A second hijacked plane approaches the World Trade Center in New York on America's day of terror

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Destruction looms

The second plane, just seconds away from disaster

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Fireball

The second tower of the World Trade Center burst into flames shortly after impact

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Collapse

Disaster follows terror as the first of the two towers collapses followed later by the second

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Changed utterly

The landscape of New York is altered forever - the distinctive twin towers reduced to rubble

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Search among the ruins

Rescue workers ignoring the risk to their own safety continue to look for survivors

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Pentagon attacked

Rescue work continued at the Pentagon in Washington which was also struck by a hijacked plane

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Field of death

Another plane crashed near Pennsylvania - passengers may have fought with the hijackers

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Loved ones lost

As the search continues for survivors those with missing loved ones can only wait and hope and pray

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