Special Session of Congress in New York

World | September 7, 2002, Saturday // 00:00

Hundreds of US politicians have taken part in a special joint session of Congress at Federal Hall in New York, to mark the anniversary of the 11 September attacks. It is only the second occasion in modern times that Congress has met outside Washington. Vice-President Dick Cheney joined House Speaker Dennis Hastert in presiding over the session, held in honour of more than 2,800 people who were killed when two planes were flown into the World Trade Center.
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