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US Ambassador to Tanzania Robert Royall said Wednesday the first anniversary of the Sept. 11attacks on the United States, that the international community must join hands in fighting terrorism in a bid to make the battle a victory.
Addressing a ceremony in remembrance of the tragedy one year ago, Royal said one of the lessons people learned from the Sept. 11 attacks is that terrorism knows no nationality or race or religion or gender.
"Citizens from 78 countries were killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City alone," Royal told those who gathered at the US Embassy to recall those deceased.
"The Sept. 11 attacks also reminded us about some of the values that united civilized nations of the world. These are values that we at this mission must constantly remind our friends and neighbors about, so that we all understand that we have a common enemy," he said.
More than 3000 people died in the deadly attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, astonishing the United States and the whole world as well.
"Since we are all in this battle together, we must fight it together. The international coalition that joined forces in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks is an example of what we can do when we unite," Royall said.
However, the US ambassador also emphasized one of the lessons learned was that people need to learn more about each other, and each other's religion and culture.
The US Embassy in Dar es Salaam suffered a bombing attack on Sept. 7, 1998, in which 11 people were killed and 86 others injured. No Americans were among those dead. The US intelligence agency blamed Osama Bin Laden for the bombing.
Security has apparently been beefed up around the compound of the US Embassy.
The new US Embassy in Dar es Salaam is now under construction in the northern suburb.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: Zhao Xuan
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