10 years later: Remembering 9/11 abroad

Protestant U.S. Army chaplain Brian Chepey leads prayers on Sept. 11, 2011 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and after almost a decade war in Afghanistan, American soldiers gathered for church services in prayer and solemn observance of the tragic day.

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Afghanistan

An American soldier holds his head during prayers on Sept. 11, 2011 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and after almost a decade war in Afghanistan, American soldiers gathered for church services in prayer and solemn observance of the tragic day.

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Afghanistan

U.S. Army soldiers pray on September 11, 2011 during a protestant service at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and after almost a decade war in Afghanistan, American soldiers gathered for church services in prayer and solemn observance of the tragic day.

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Afghanistan

The American flag flies at half mast to remember the victims of 9/11 at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kuschamond on Sept. 11, 2011. Ceremonies were held in tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks at bases across Afghanistan with a similar event at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where troops are stuck in a seemingly un-winnable war against a Taliban guerrilla movement few Americans understand.

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Iraq

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry based in Ft. Hood, Texas, attend a memorial service for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, at a U.S. base in Balad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2011.

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Canada

Canada Border Services officer Lisa Steel, right, hugs New York City fire department paramedic John Rugen after a 9/11memorial service at the Peace Arch-Douglas border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia, on Sept. 11, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered at the Canada-U.S. border to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

United Kingdom

The Prince of Wales with his wife The Duchess of Cornwall, Britain's Prime minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and London Mayor Boris Johnson at a memorial ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the U.S. terror attacks, during a ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Garden in London, to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks, Sept. 11, 2011.

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People wait to enter the St Paul's Cathedral, background, in London for a service of remembrance for the victims to mark the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks on the U.S., Sept. 11, 2011.

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Members of Clerkenwell Fire Station's Green Watch observe a minutes silence for their fellow firefighters who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Sept. 11, 2011 in London, England. Ceremonies held around the world have joined Washington and New York as they commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks where nearly 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were used in coordinated attacks against targets in the United States.

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Russia

A girl attends an Orthodox service at St. Catherine in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, in Moscow, Russia on Sept. 11, 2011. Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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France

An American flag is unfurled during a commemoration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, at the Trocadero plaza, near the Eiffel Tower, seen in the background, in Paris, Sept. 11, 2011.

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An American flag is unfurled during a commemoration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, at the Trocadero plaza , near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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Children let peace doves fly off during a solemn tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2011, at the Trocadero square in Paris.

France

U.S. firefighter from New York, Tony Benetatos (center) talks with his French counterparts during a solemn tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2011 at the Trocadero square in Paris. Several commemorations are held in France today to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which killed almost 3,000 people in NYC, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Pa. and plunged the U.S. into an era of war.

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Germany

Guests gather on Sept. 11, 2011 at the American Church in Berlin to attend a service to commemorate the 9/11 terror attacks. Germany marked the 10th aniversary of the attacks with an ecumenical memorial service for the victims at Berlin's American Church led by representatives of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths and attended by German President Christian Wulff.

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Germany

Religious leaders attend a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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Japan

Families pray in front of a makeshift altar during a memorial service to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, at the Mizuho Financial Group Inc. headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Families visited the altar to pay their respects to the financial group's 23 employees who never made it out of their World Trade Center office.

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Philippines

U.S. ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas walks past memorabilia from the 9/11 attacks after giving a speech in Manila to thank the Philippines for its support in the fight against terrorism to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2011. The Philippines and the U.S. have been working together against local Islamic militants linked to the al Qaeda network.

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New Zealand

The United States team observe a minutes silence in remembrance of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Ireland and the USA on Sept. 11, 2011 in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

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Italy

Terri-Anne Falcone, of New York City, center, gets emotional as she speaks during a 9/11 candlelight memorial service organized by the Democrats Abroad in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his popemobile as he arrives to Ancona, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI prayed on Sunday for the victims of the Sept. 11 terror strikes and their loved ones and appealed to the world to resist what he called the "temptation toward hatred." The pontiff recalled the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks during remarks to the faithful at the end of an outdoor Mass he was celebrating in Ancona, an Adriatic port city.

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China

American citizens attend a lantern lighting ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center at the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2011.

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India

Family members offer prayers during a memorial service for Jupiter Yambem, shown in the photo, at his ancestral home in Imphal, in northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Sept. 11, 2011. Around 100 family members and close friends gathered to pay their respect to Yamben, who was killed in the attack on he World Trade Center in New York.

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Kyrgyzstan

U.S.soldiers carry a wreath at the US transit centre in Manas' airport near the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Sept. 11, 2011,. Soldiers in Kyrgyzstan marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a service.

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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva delivers a speech during a 9/11 memorial service at the U.S. transit centre in Manas' airport near the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Sept. 11, 2011.

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Spain

Spain's Crown Prince Felipe, and Princess Letizia, foreground left, shovel earth with the U.S. Ambassador to Spain Alan Solomont, right, and his wife, second right, to plant a tree during a commemorative ceremony in Madrid on Sept. 11, 2011. The ceremony is to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.

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Spain

Children help plant a tree during a commemorative ceremony in Madrid on Sept. 11, 2011, to mark the 10th tenth of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.

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Spain's Crown Prince Felipe, center, stands for a minute of silence with Princess Letizia, right, and Spain's Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez during a commemorative 9/11 ceremony in Madrid on Sept. 11, 2011.

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