31 Overwhelming Photos From The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

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Crowds swarm over the Manhattan Bridge to leave Manhattan on the morning of the Sept. 11 attack.

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A firefighter runs into the street as the World Trade Center crumbles behind him.

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New York Daily News staff photographer David Handschuh takes refuge in a storefront after being injured by falling debris.

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A survivor kneels in horror and disbelief outside the World Trade Center.

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A vehicle sits on its side amid rubble at the World Trade Center.

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A firefighter breaks down during a brief moment of rest.

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Civilians take cover as a dust cloud from the collapse of the World Trade Center envelops lower Manhattan.

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A man in Seoul watches a multiscreen broadcast of the attack on the World Trade Center.

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A firefighter covered with ash is helped toward shelter after the World Trade Center collapse.

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President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice meet in the Emergency Operations Center after the attacks.

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