RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Twenty-four years after the devastating Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Virginia leaders are looking back on the day amid political tensions.

On Thursday, Sept. 11, the U.S. marked the 24th anniversary of the deadly attacks in New York, at the Pentagon, across the country, as well as in Virginia, with nearly 3,000 people dying.

Earlier on Thursday, the University of Richmond (UR) held an annual 9/11 Memorial Walk to honor lives lost. The walk began with opening remarks and a prayer, followed by four moments of silence to mark the times when planes struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and when Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump also marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Penta

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