Al-Qaeda failed to bring New York to its knees: Mayor Bloomberg

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NEW YORK (AFP) — The September 11, 2001 attacks failed to bring New York to its knees, a defiant Mayor Mike Bloomberg said, insisting the city was instead stronger and safer than ever. Speaking just days before the fifth anniversary of the attacks, Bloomberg said the city's economic indicators proved that Al-Qaeda had failed to keep visitors away or hurt long-term prosperity.

"Instead of experiencing the post-9/11 economic collapse that Al-Qaeda envisioned and that many feared, we are stronger and safer now than we have ever been before," Bloomberg told journalists. "Our recovery shows that Al-Qaeda's deadly plot against New York failed ... New York's best days are yet to come." He said that although it was impossible to guarantee the city would never again come under...