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Motorcycle Tribute Will Honor 9/11's Flight 93

Newark, N.J. (AP) - Relatives of those killed on Flight 93 -- the jetliner that crashed as passengers wrestled with hijackers over Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001 -- are honoring their loved ones with a cross-country motorcycle tribute ride.

The flight originated in New Jersey and was bound for northern California when it was hijacked by members of the al-Qaida terrorist group.

The motorcycle caravan will retrace the flight's intended path. It leaves Newark Liberty International Airport Thursday morning and is scheduled to arrive in San Francisco on the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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