9/11 attacks: 23rd anniversary brings Biden, Harris, Trump together to ground zero | In photos

September 11 marks the 23rd anniversary of the tragic fall of the Twin Towers of World Trade Centre in New York in terror strikes that killed 2,996 people.  ...read more

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President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attended a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks (AP/PTI)

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee also attended the memorial event in a rare show of unity across Democrat and Republican lines (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP)

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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump shook hands with Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris on the day of the ceremony less than 12 hours after they engaged in a presidential debate ahead of elections.(. REUTERS/Mike Segar )

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Relatives, friends, co-workers and people who had died in the attacks as well as survivors and their families visited the 9/11 memorial to grieve their losses. A moment of silence at 8 am was observed before starting a ceremony to pay tribute to those lost( REUTERS/Kent J.Edwards)

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Family members of victims stated that they wanted justice and accountability. “Which one of you will have the courage to be our hero? We deserve better,” said Walsh-DiMarzio, the daughter of 9/11 victim Barbara P. Walsh, according to AP( Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

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While many of the victims families delivered messages around grief at the memorial, several others also questioned the government's inability to bring justice to the perpetrators till date (REUTERS/Kent J.Edwards)

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The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, which stands where the World Trade Centre once did, saw people paying tribute to all the 2,996 people whose lives were lost in the attack on the Twin Towers (REUTERS/Kent J.Edwards)

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Flags and flowers were placed as tributes next to the names of martyrs in the attacks which took place on September 11, 2001. The names of victims are inscribed on 152 bronze para-pets on the memorial pools. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)