'Magnitude Slowly Hit': 9/11 Remembered 25 Years On

'Magnitude slowly hit': 9/11 remembered 25 years on

A political reporter has recounted being in Washington with an ex-prime minister a quarter of a century ago when terrorist attacks on the US changed the world.

Memories of 9/11 horror still fresh after a quarter-century

<p>On Sept. 11, 2001, my older son was 5, and some mornings played video games on my computer. So I wasn't plugged into the world that morning. I didn't know that American Airlines Flight 11 had struck the North Tower at 7:46 a.m. Chicago time. I did not own a cell phone.</p><p>At the Northbrook Metra station, stepping onto the 8:17 Downtown, I heard a woman down the platform say something about the World Trade Center being hit by a plane.</p><p…

‘Magnitude slowly hit’: 9/11 remembered 25 years on

A political reporter has recounted being in Washington with an ex-prime minister a quarter of a century ago when terrorist attacks on the US changed the world.