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2003-08-20

It was almost 2 pm and we'd just come back from lunch. My boss called me down to the Boardroom as he said that a small plane had hit the WTC so I ran downstairs because he said Sky TV had live coverage. As I entered the boardroom my eyes focused in on the enourmous figures that are the two WTC. I saw all the smoke and a large hole coming from one of them. It was such a surreal site. As we (about 20 of us had gathered at this stage)were feasting our eyes on the damaged WTC one of the guys shouted out that there was another plane and it was awfully close to the 2nd tower. All of a sudden we looked on in horror as the second plane struck right on live TV. The anchorwoman burst into tears as she said that it was most definately an act of terror now because up until then they had played it down as a tragic accident. We couldn't believe we were watching it happen live on TV. It was surreal. We all knew, even from our side of the Atlantic, that this meant something very serious to the U.S. and that a war was most definately imminent. I'm always thinking about that day, the poor, poor victims who hardly stood a chance. God love them and keep them. To their families, give them strength and peace of mind and to the people who committed these henious acts..May God Forgive You.