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9/11 survivor: 'When I see a plane fly, it triggers memories'

A warning, this interview contains upsetting descriptions of the events of 9/11.

It is 20 years to the day since the attacks on the US on 11 September 2001.

Four passenger planes hijacked by al-Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people.

Joyce Nga was staying in the Marriott World Trade Centre hotel at the base of New York's twin towers. She told Newshour's Julian Marshall what she saw and heard.

Photo shows: New Yorkers fleeing the debris from the 9/11 attack on the twin towers. Credit: Getty Images

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