'Constantly on my mind' - 9/11 agony goes on for bereaved, 25 years on
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, families of victims are still waiting for the trial of the alleged mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to conclude. The ongoing legal delays at Guantanamo Bay have left bereaved relatives feeling that justice remains elusive.
Why it matters
The case highlights the prolonged legal and emotional struggles associated with the aftermath of the most significant terrorist attack in modern US history.
Image source, Tom Resta Image caption, John Resta and his wife Sylvia
The US government has described it as the "most egregious criminal act on American soil in modern history".
But a quarter of a century on, the trial of its alleged mastermind is yet to begin and families of those killed fear that time for justice to be delivered is running out.
Tom Resta's brother John and his wife Sylvia, who was seven months pregnant, were among the almost 3,000 people killed on 11 September 2001 when hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia. Another crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers fought back.
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