U.S. Marks 14th Anniversary of Sept.11 Attacks

A man stands upside down next to 3,000 US flags erected to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, at the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, Sept. 10, 2015. [Photo:Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong]

Friday marks the fourteenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks in the US.

A service will be held at the National September 11 Memorial &Museum along with other activities across New York City to commemorate the tragedy and pay respect to those who lost their lives.

Nearly three thousand people were killed when commercial airplanes hijacked by terrorists and were flown into the World Trade Center, in central New York.

Another plane crashed into the Pentagon while a fourth craft crashed in a field in Pennsylvania before reaching its intended target.

Several organizations will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square for a commemorative ceremony and to officially ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell.

Nasdaq U.S. markets will observe a moment of silence at 9:25 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) in remembrance of September 11 victims and their families.