September 11 - 5 Years Later....

Today marks the five year anniversay of September 11th. President Bush began two days of marking the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by paying tribute Sunday to the victims of the tragedy.

He layed wreaths of red, white and blue flowers at New York City's Ground Zero, attended a prayer service at the nearby St. Paul's Chapel and visited a firehouse and its adjacent memorial museum near the site where the Twin Towers once stood.

"Laura and I approach tomorrow with a heavy heart," Bush said later. "It's hard not to think about people who lost their lives on Sept. 11th, 2001. I vowed that I'm never going to forget the lessons of that day."

Source: Sky News

Interestingly the rescue workers and local residents are still suffering health problems five years on from the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Centre.The air in lower Manhattan was polluted with toxic dust after the devastating strikes on the Twin Towers. A new study by the Mount Sinai Medical Centre found nearly 70% of those who responded after the attack later suffered breathing problem.

Pressure group Beyond Ground Zero said the government should take responsibility and help some 40,000 affected people.

"The government must take responsibility now because people are sick," said organiser Leah Geronimo.

Source: Sky News