America remembers victims of 9/11

President Barack Obama on Friday led Americans in remembering the 2,752 people, who perished in the world's deadliest terror strike by Al Qaeda eight years ago, saying the United States will 'never falter' in its struggle against the terrorist organisation.

At exactly 8:46 am, when the first plane hijacked by the terrorists hit the first twin tower of the World Trade Centre in downtown Manhattan, Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama gathered with the White House staff on the South Lawn and observed a minute of silence to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Other detention ordeals, SRK is sad and angry

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained at the US airport of Newark in New Jersey, and was questioned for over two hours, reportedly because of his surname.

Speaking to NDTV over the incident, Shah Rukh said his name popped up on their computer, and then he was taken for questioning.

"My name popped up on their computer. I was taken to a room for questioning. I was questioned for two hours," said Shah Rukh.

The actor said that he was not even allowed to use his phone.

"This is not the first time this happened to me. I am glad my family was not travelling with me," he added.

However, the actor denied the incident to be racial bias.

"I did feel bad. I felt angry. I am glad my family wasn't there. God knows what they would have done to them," Khan added.

Other detention ordeals:

It's not the first time that Indian actors have become victims of racial profiling abroad. Here's a list of those who have gone through similar ordeal.

2002: Kamal Hassan was detained at the Toronto airport in Canada for his "Islamic" last name by airport officials.

2002: Megastar Aamir Khan was strip searched and interrogated at the Chicago airport.

2008: Film director Kabir Khan was also detained at least three times last year when he was shooting in United States for his film New York.

2008: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh was also questioned because the officials thought that he wasn't Indian.

2009: Southern superstar Mammooty was detained because his name on the passport was Muhammad Kutty Ismail.