City reels as FBI hunts elusive clues after mass attack
In the wake of the assault on New York and Washington, emergency workers battled destruction across Manhattan and New Jersey. Rescue efforts continued as officials vowed action against terrorists, with Osama bin Laden named as a leading suspect and authorities expanding searches in Florida and Broward County.
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Calls From the Sky End in Tragedy Over Pittsburgh
The article recalls calls from victims including CeeCee Lyles in Fort Myers and Thomas Burnett of San Ramon as United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked and crashes in rural Pennsylvania. Burnett, believing they would die, urged his wife and others to act, while others on the plane attempted to communicate and resist.
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Families of the missing in New York World Trade Center attack
The scene captures frantic searches and emotional pleas as relatives flock to a Manhattan health office to file missing person sheets. Witnesses include Monica Gabrielle seeking news of her husband Richard and Emma Baker awaiting word on her niece Malissa White as National Guard members sift rubble for survivors and victims amid the collapsing towers.
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Tourist captures second World Trade Center impact
Carmen Taylor, visiting from Fort Smith Arkansas, photographed the World Trade Center as Flight 11 hit the north tower and Flight 175 struck the south tower. She recounted the moment from Ellis Island as chaos erupted and crowds fled, fearing further targets.
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Bin Laden denies ordering the United States incident
Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden denied ordering the attacks in the United States while praising the perpetrators. An Abu Dhabi Television journalist, Jamal Ismail, quoted a close aide from Islamabad noting bin Laden had no foreknowledge. The piece notes bin Laden’s suspected link to the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings and Taliban asylum in Afghanistan.
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