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"The Towers in flames, chaos and fear": September 11, 2001, testimonies from Sardinians
The story of the original citizens of the Island, in the USA for work and tourism, in the terrible hours of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, 25 years ago
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"The hotel TV was showing live images from CNN. You could see one of the two towers in flames, but you couldn't tell what had happened." The sequences of that morning, moments that remain in the memory: "All the shops were closed. Go away, get to safety ," passersby told us.
Francesca Argiolas was in New York 25 years ago, on September 11, 2001, during the terrible hours of the attack on the Twin Towers that shocked the world. And many other Sardinians were also present in the Big Apple. Their stories and testimonies are available in L'Unione Sarda on newsstands and in the digital edition on the Unione Digital app.
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