9/11/01: Heightened security alert had just been lifted
Photo credit: AP | The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan are seen burning behind the Empire State Building on Sept. 11, 2001.
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The World Trade Center was destroyed just days after a heightened security alert was lifted at the landmark 110-story towers, security personnel said yesterday.
Daria Coard, 37, a guard at Tower One, said the security detail had been working 12-hour shifts for the past two weeks because of numerous phone threats. But on Thursday, bomb-sniffing dogs were abruptly removed.
"Today was the...
