The response from Leeds and its residents from that fateful Tuesday in 2001 when the world and democracy came under attack was one of compassion, defiance and solidarity. It was a city, like the rest of the world, desperate to make sense of the horrific events, looking for answers and gripped by a sense of helplessness. These photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, capture the raw emotion of the public mood on the day as well as the weeks and months which followed the attacks. Tears and silence were common themes as Leeds attempted to honour the fallen. READ MORE: How Leeds mourned the death of Diana, Princess of Wales LOVE LEEDS LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Crowds gather round a television outside the Dixon Electrical store on Briggate to witness the horrific events.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyMzM5NjM2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. 9/11 remembered
Crowds gather round a television outside the Dixon Electrical store on Briggate to witness the horrific events. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
![A packed St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds for a mass in memory for the victims.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyMzM5NjM3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. September 11 attacks
A packed St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds for a mass in memory for the victims. Photo: Gary Longbottom
![A member of the public signs the book of condolence at Leeds Civic Hall.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyMzM5NjM4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. 9/11 remembered
A member of the public signs the book of condolence at Leeds Civic Hall. Photo: Gary Longbottom
![A book of condolence was opened at Leeds Civic Hall for the victims.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyMzM5NjM5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. 9/11 remembered
A book of condolence was opened at Leeds Civic Hall for the victims. Photo: Tony Johnson
![A leetter to America from a pupil at Greenmount Primary School in Beeston.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyMzM5NjQw.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. 9/11 remembered
A leetter to America from a pupil at Greenmount Primary School in Beeston.
!['World on red alert' read the YEP newspaper bill as shoppers on Albion Street stopped to pay their respects.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyMzM5NjQx.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. 9/11 remembered
'World on red alert' read the YEP newspaper bill as shoppers on Albion Street stopped to pay their respects.