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| Rainbow shines over World Trade Center on eve of 9/11 anniversary | Rainbow shines over World Trade Center on eve of 9/11 anniversary |
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| Stunning pictures have been captured of a rainbow over the World Trade Center - just a day before the anniversary of 9/11. | Stunning pictures have been captured of a rainbow over the World Trade Center - just a day before the anniversary of 9/11. |
| The rainbow appeared over lower Manhattan at about 8am local time on Thursday, and was soon being widely shared on social media. | The rainbow appeared over lower Manhattan at about 8am local time on Thursday, and was soon being widely shared on social media. |
| Friday marks the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks which took the lives of 2,977 people, including 67 Britons, when passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001. | Friday marks the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks which took the lives of 2,977 people, including 67 Britons, when passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001. |
| Some social media users spotted a double rainbow that appeared during what was a cloudy day, between rainstorms. | Some social media users spotted a double rainbow that appeared during what was a cloudy day, between rainstorms. |
| One image captured the rainbow covering the whole city. | One image captured the rainbow covering the whole city. |
| The rainbow was also spotted over other New York landmarks, including the Empire State building. | The rainbow was also spotted over other New York landmarks, including the Empire State building. |
| Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has designed an 80 storey building for 2 World Trade Center, which will be 1,340 ft tall. | Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has designed an 80 storey building for 2 World Trade Center, which will be 1,340 ft tall. |
| The plans, estimated to cost $4bn, are still in development although the foundation for the site's second skyscraper has been laid since 2013. | The plans, estimated to cost $4bn, are still in development although the foundation for the site's second skyscraper has been laid since 2013. |