Horror grips Manhattan witnesses on 9 11 morning
Valerie Johnson and Elizabeth Belleau described the World Trade Center attack in New York as the towers burned and collapsed. Survivors fled past smoke and ash as civilians and firefighters faced a city in chaos, with jumping victims and fear for loved ones.
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Barton Gellman
Washington Post
New York
Valerie Johnson
Johnson
Centre Street
Foley Square
Manhattan
Elizabeth Belleau
Melissa Morales
Belleau
World Trade Center
New York City
Survivors recount panic as second plane strikes World Trade Center
New Yorkers describe mass hysteria and fear as the first plane hits Building 1 and a second strike sways the towers. Survivors from Aon Risk Services and Morgan Stanley recount smoke, debris, rescue efforts, and harrowing exits with colleagues escaping from floors 37 to 70.
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New York
Richard Cruz
World Trade Center
Cruz
Aon Risk Services
Jackson
FBI says air attacks were a carefully orchestrated conspiracy
FBI officials say the Tuesday use of multiple hijackings over New York and Washington and a jetliner crash in Pennsylvania reflect a coordinated plot. Investigators cite cross city hijack teams, airport security breaches, possible ground crew help, and potential armed players on four planes as they probe how security failed and who aided the attackers.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
U.S
FBI
Lewis Schilko
TWA
World Trade Center
Schilko
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Tower
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Curran
Rades
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GC Services Capital
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Carrie Kennedy
The
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Kennedy
Lolita Jackson
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
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