Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States:

"Ten years ago today, nearly 3,000 innocent lives - including 24
Canadians - were taken in horrific acts of terrorism that took place on
American soil."

"These senseless and cowardly attacks shattered not only the lives of
those who perished, but also of the family and friends of the victims
who have had to live with the terrible losses inflicted that day...