Ceremonies are held to honor the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, outside Washington, and a field in Pennsylvania.
However, this year's ceremonies marked case-smelling haln more political, such as protests against the construction plan of a mosque which is located two blocks from Ground Zero and Terry Jones' threats to burn the holy book the Koran sparked protests-demonstrations in various Muslim world.
When speaking at the Pentagon, Obama overcome the debate within the country, which invites debate reaction of Muslims overseas. "As Americans, we would not and was never at war with Islam. Islam is not religion that attacked us on that day in September. That's the work of Al Qaeda," said Obama, who urged Americans not to put the hatred and prejudice.
At Ground Zero, where the reconstruction work done the first time, a youth choir opened the ceremony with national anthem.
Vice President Joseph Biden and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are among the leaders attending the annual ritual of reading a 2752 people killed when two airplanes destroyed the twin towers.
Relatives of the victims were holding portraits of their loved ones under a sunny sky, while they hear a list of names was read out by those who survived in the tragedy and the members of the reconstruction team. "We come not to mourn, but want to remember to return and rebuild," said Biden.
The ceremony was also conducted in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the fourth plane is controlled by the attackers crashed in a field.
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