US marks 13th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

September 11, 2014

A couple walks by the 9/11 memorial in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Today the U.S. marks the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead.

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