They learned the identity of the next three victims of the September 11 assassination. Learning helped
“Almost 25 years after the catastrophe at the World Trade Center, our commitment to the identification of the missing and the return of their remains to families does not weaken,” said Jason Graham, the main forensic doctor of New York in an interview with the American NPR radio. “We continue this work, paying homage to the deceased,” he added.
The team for helping families, using the latest sequencing technologies, compared DNA samples with samples provided by loved ones. Thanks to this, the genetic profiles of the remains were reproduced, which previously were not suitable for identification due to the extreme conditions arising after collapsing WTC towers and pollution with bacteria.
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Who are identified victims
72-year-old Barbara Keating for many years worked as the director of the organization “Big Brothers Big Sisters”. According to memories published by her loved ones, despite the fight with breast cancer and her husband's loss, she was cordial and full of energy, she was also a fan of dry Martini with olives. She died on the plane, returning from a family from California.
“I think it's amazing,” Barbara's son, Paul Keating, told journalists “NPR”, referring to the city's efforts to help families find relief. “They do it for us,” he concluded.
Ryan Daniel Fitzgerald, a 26-year-old currency broker, was an employee of Fiduciary Trust located in the southern tower. Between the plane's blow to the WTC building and its collapse, he managed to call his family and convey that everything was fine with him.
The third identified victim remains anonymous because her family did not agree to make her data publicly.
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Many remains are waiting for identification
Almost 22,000 fragments of human remains were extracted from the zero zone debris, some of the nail size. Despite the difficulties associated with the degradation of the remains and the conditions prevailing in the zero zone, scientists do not cease to determine the identity as much as possible.
Recently identified victims are 1651., 1652 and 1653, and their like the remains were found in 2001 and 2002.
WTC attacks: a day that forever
He changed the history of New York
On September 11, 2001, the United States experienced the most tragic terrorist attack in its history. The Al-Qaida organization carried out the heart attack of Manhattan, hitting the business center-World Trade Center towers. At 8.46, the first Boeing 767 aircraft hit the northern tower, and 9.03 the second in the southern one. A moment later, the buildings with 110 floors collapsed. 2977 people were killed in attacks, and over 25,000 were injured.
