September 11, 2001 is a date which will not be forgotten soon. The terrorist attack on the United States took almost 3000 lives and had a defining influence on the world’s politics for the next decade and arguably beyond.

It is quite understandable that at the time people did not really care about how this tragedy was covered in North Korea as there were more important things to deal with.

But for those interested, here is the story of how they did.

The initial message

North Korea reacted immediately to the attacks. On September 12, Rodong Sinmunpublished the following