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Here’s where 9/11 tributes are taking place in metro Phoenix in 2021

Sep 8, 2021, 12:15 PM

Firefighters walk toward one of the towers at the World Trade Center before it collapsed after a pl...

Firefighters walk toward one of the towers at the World Trade Center before it collapsed after a plane hit the building September 11, 2001, in New York City. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images)

(Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images)

PHOENIX – Saturday marks 20 years since nearly 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attack ever perpetrated on U.S. soil.

A variety of tributes are scheduled across metro Phoenix this week to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and honor the sacrifices of first responders.

Click the flags on the map below for descriptions of commemorative events taking place in the Valley plus links to more information.

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Here’s where 9/11 tributes are taking place in metro Phoenix in 2021