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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke International security correspondent

‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts

Smoke billows above the New York skyline behind the Empire State Building
The twin towers of the World Trade Center burning behind the Empire State Building in New York on 9/11. Photograph: Marty Lederhandler/AP

The US faces growing challenges in countering international terrorism as resources are diverted to other threats, experienced security officials leave and “complacency” spreads, experts have warned.

It is 25 years this week since the 9/11 attacks launched by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida on New York and Washington, which killed about 3,000 people and led to decades of conflict, radicalisation and instability across the Middle East and beyond.

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