Ceremony remembers victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing on 25th anniversary

NEW YORK -- It was a day that changed the city forever. Monday marks 25 years since a car bomb exploded in the garage of the towers, killing six people and injuring hundreds.

Candace McCowan reports on the planned ceremony from Lower Manhattan.

A ceremony was held to commemorate the victims in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

25 years ago, terrorists detonated explosives inside a van parked underneath the towers.

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Survivors of the explosion which rocked New York's World Trade Center Feb. 26, 1993 are aided by rescue personnel on the street.

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Monday's ceremony was held at the September 11th memorial.

It included a moment of silence at 12:18 p.m., ET, the exact time the bombs went off 25 years ago.

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The 'Tribute in Light' memorial shines in Lower Manhattan on the night before the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

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