On 11 September 2001, the world witnessed an attack on an unprecedented scale when terrorists hijacked four passenger planes, crashed two of them into the 110-storey high "Twin Towers" of the World Trade Center in New York City, and flew the third into the Pentagon in Washington DC. The attacks claimed a total of 2,996 lives and injured more than 9,000.
Among the dead were 343 firefighters and 60 police officers who worked at the scenes. All 265 passengers on the four hijacked planes died, including 19 terrorists.
The spread of terrorism, the availability of high-quality weapons and ammunition, the development of means of communication, the enormous influence of the mass media have created an unprecedented wave of terrorism, destroying material assets and human lives, as evidenced by the hostilities unleashed by Russia in Ukraine.
The tragedy of 9/11 is a reminder that the fight against terrorism cannot be won alone and that nations must make a collective effort to build a World without Terrorism, as demonstrated by the thematic exhibition prepared by the Latvian Fire Fighting Museum, on display from 11 to 30 September this year.