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Vajpayee joins world leaders to
pay homage to 9/11 victims

Dharam Shourie in New York

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee joined leaders from 91 countries in paying homage to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US and watched an eternal flame lit in memory of the dead that included over 100 Indians.

In a twilight ceremony at Battery Park in New York, Vajpayee stood under the Indian flag as Mayor Michael Bloomberg lit the 'eternal flame' at the site of the collapsed twin towers of the World Trade Centre.

The leaders then slowly filed past the flame which will be part of a permanent memorial to the 2,801 people who died in the attacks.

Each leader was given a candle which was lit after the ceremony in the memory of their nationals killed in the dastardly attack.

The leaders held the candles as "America, the Beautiful" was sung.

PTI

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