The 9/11 terror attacks on New York City and Washington DC were the defining event of the early 21st century and anyone who was alive at the time remembers where they were when they heard the news.
As America and the world looks back on the events of that day 25 years later, staff from The Independent share their stories.
From foreign correspondents to kindergarten students, the impact of the attacks is still remembered vividly throughout our US and UK newsrooms as the world still wrestles with the consequences of that fateful day.
