Monday, September 11 falls 22nd anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. The Americans announced the identification of two more victims of the tragedy – a woman and a man.
Advances in DNA testing have made it possible to identify others Died on September 11, 2001 This information was given by New York Mayor Eric Adams. – We hope that these new signs will bring comfort to the families of the victims – said the politician.
September 11, 2001 Attack on the World Trade Center
The list of those identified in New York has grown to 1,649. 1,104 victims are yet to be identified. Their remains are housed in a museum organized on the site of the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Coroners working on the case unanimously describe the operation as “the largest and most complex forensic investigation in the history of the United States.”
“Fragments of the victims’ DNA are being compared with samples from relatives. However, identification is progressing very slowly,” reports Der Spiegel. The portal adds to that The last successful signs came two years ago.
Organized an attack on America Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. The attackers hit the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon and Capitol in Washington with four hijacked planes. The attack on the capitol didn’t happen – the plane crashed in Pennsylvania after passenger action.
2,977 people died in this attack, including 2,753 in New York. Mostly due to the fire and collapse of the World Trade Center. Six of the dead were Poles.