Double rainbow over WTC on eve of 9/11 anniversary amazes social media

RT
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:01 UTC

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An amazing double rainbow has appeared at the place where the World Trade Center used to stand, one day before the anniversary of 9/11, the tragedy that took thousands of lives 14 years ago.

The rainbow appeared over the city at about 8am between rain showers.

Amazing NYC Rainbow today. Originating from #worldtradecenter the day before #911 pic.twitter.com/TophkKhqbr— Ben Sturner (@leverageagency) September 10, 2015

"I don't know if it was just a coincidence or what, but it's the day before Sept. 11, and it just appeared there at the Freedom Tower," Ben Sturner, 39, a Queens resident, told The Oregonian.

Kiss your loved ones this morning #NeverForget 9/11 pic.twitter.com/fFFfLU1UMY— Paul Stastny (@PaulyWalnuts26) September 11, 2015

The rainbow sparked a massive response on social media. Many took to Twitter to post their photos of the rainbow, using the hashtags #neverforget and #remember911.

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Twitter user Carol Varsalona, inspired by a photo taken by Sturner, even wrote a poem to accompany it.

@leverageagency Ben, your photo is amazing. I penned a micro #poem 2 accompany it. TY. #weremember #september11 pic.twitter.com/H2yGfJ5Ecy

— Carol Varsalona (@cvarsalona) September 11, 2015

The September 11, 2001, attacks claimed the lives of 2,977 lives after passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Double #rainbow graces the skies over #NYC this morning. #doublerainbow pic.twitter.com/k5GZrE3Aj6

— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) September 10, 2015

Comment: Mother Nature giving us hope?