Stephen evans bbc biography

Ten years ago tomorrow, the world watched in horror as terrorists wrought their deadly carnage on the US. On the eve of the landmark anniversary Graham Henry speaks to the Stephen Evans, the Welshman who became the face of the BBC’s stateside coverage of the 9/11 attacks

A DECADE ago, the unthinkable happened.

In the most economically developed country in the world, in one of the most open democratic societies in the globe, a nation and way of life was violated on an unprecedented scale.

As planes were deliberately flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, horrified residents of New York City looked on as nightmarish images of people jumping from the stricken buildings, and images of the towers eventually collapsing to the ground, were beamed around the world.

Nearly 3,000 people died in atrocities that included four airliners full of people, and two towers packed with city centre workers, families