NEW YORK —The killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops tore into a decade-old wound for families of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks he led.
By Elise Amendola, AP
From left, Danielle and Carie Lemack and Christy Coombs grieve at Boston's Garden of Remembrance, a memorial dedicated to the 206 Massachusetts victims of 9/11.
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From left, Danielle and Carie Lemack and Christy Coombs grieve at Boston's Garden of Remembrance, a memorial dedicated to the 206 Massachusetts victims of 9/11.
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For the 9/11 families, as they are known, gratitude mixed with relief and visceral joy.
"My only regret was not being with the team that went into the compound," said Fred Infante of Chatham, N.J., whose brother, Anthony, was a police officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He died while helping evacuate workers from the World Trade Center.
But the news also brought back intensely the pain of 10 years ago, making the death of bin Laden another emotional hurdle for families, just as the looming anniversary will be. And after two wars and bombings in Madrid and London, there also was awareness that no single act could end the specter of terrorism.
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"It's the end of a chapter, it's just not the end of the story,'' said Diane Horning, whose son Matthew died in the World Trade Center.
Contributing: ; Theresa Juva, Bob Baird, Jane Lerner, Alex Taylor, Ned P. Rauch and Thane Grauel contributed to this report.
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