This article was first published by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, as the world marked 18 years of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York.

Two of the planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

A grand total of 2,763 people made up of citizens from 78 countries including Ghana died in the attacks.

Emmanuel Akwasi Afuakwah was born on 15 December 1963, in Ghana.

He died at the age of 37.

Emmanuel was an employee of the Windows on the World restaurant which was located on the top floor of the North Tower of the original World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan.

He died at the age of 35, 17 days to his 36th birthday.

He was an employee of the Windows on the World restaurant sited on the North Towers of the World Trade Center.

Japhet Jesse Aryee was born in Ghana on 1 May 1952.

He died at the age of 49 leaving behind his wife Maria Engram, a nurse and four children.

He was an employee of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

He was working in the World Trade Center's south tower on the morning of the attack.

He held a bachelor's degree in business administration from Adelphi University and a master's in business administration.

Addo was born on 18 February 1965 in Kukurantumi, Ghana.

She died at the age of 36.

Sophia moved to the United States in 1996 after winning a Diversity Visa lottery.

She was in a 15-month-old marriage with her husband, Joseph Ameyaw.

She was an employee of the Windows of the World on the World Restaurant, working as a housekeeper.

Terrorism, which has since grown in various forms since September 11, 2001, has been regarded as a global threat, with Ghana standing at risk of an attack even though the country is yet to experience any.

In memory of the event, commemorations are held to recount the tragedy and honour those who died, especially in America where the attack occurred.

At a ceremony marking the anniversary held at the Pentagon on September 11, 2019, US President Donald J.

Trump said the event is one that is seared in the soul of the American people. "For every American who lived through that day, the September 11 attack is seared into our soul," Trump said. "It was a day filled with shock, horror, sorrow and righteous fury." The president recounted how he learned about the news: "I was sitting at home watching a major business television show early that morning.

Jack Welch, the legendary head of General Electric was about to be interviewed when all of a sudden they cut away.

It was a boiler fire.

But I knew that boilers aren't at the top of a building.

It was a kitchen explosion in Windows on the World.

Nobody really knew what happened." He extended a word of sympathy to the families of the victims. "To each of you, the first lady and I are united with you in grief," he said. "We come here in the knowledge that we cannot erase the pain or reverse the evil of that dark and wretched day.

Earlier in the morning, President Trump and his wife, Melania, observed a moment of silence at the White House before heading to the Pentagon.

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum also held a ceremony at the site of the World Trade Centre which was attended by the families of the victims of the attacks.

Starting from this year's anniversary, all schools in New York were required to hold a brief moment of silence.