25 years ago, America faces ‘darkest hour’ as 9/11 terror attacks unfold – SCMP archive

This article was first published on September 12, 2001.
America’s nightmare
by Greg Torode in Washington
President George W. Bush this morning (September 12, 2001) told the United States that thousands had lost their lives after two hijacked airliners destroyed New York’s World Trade Centre and another smashed into the Pentagon in the most brutal terrorist attacks in the nation’s history.
Mr Bush, in a televised address to the nation, condemned the “despicable” attacks, saying: “These acts...