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NEW YORK (AP) - The number of missing in America's worst terrorist attack soared Thursday to 6,333, with hundreds of foreigners added to the list of victims feared dead beneath the crumbled World Trade Center.
The number had been 5,422 for several days.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the sudden jump reflected reports of foreigners buried after two hijacked jetliners brought down the twin towers Sept. 11....
...Giuliani acknowledged that the 2,000-degree fire caused by the explosions of the two planes and the implosion of the 110-story towers make it likely that some victims will never be recovered...
...In all, 63 countries are believed to have victims in the rubble.
According to the mayor, the British consulate said 250 British citizens were missing. Officials at other consulates also provided grim numbers Thursday: Germany, 120 to 150 missing, four confirmed dead; India, 91 missing; Canada, 35 to 50 missing; Japan, 24; Australia, 20, with three dead; Colombia, 20 missing, with one dead; and Philippines, 19 missing.
The bodies of 241 people have been found so far. Of those, 170 have been identified by the coroner. There were funerals Thursday for eight of the more than 300 city firefighters lost in the attack...
...The mayor said 6,291 people were injured in the attack and more than 80 area hospitals treated people afterward. At least 30 remained hospitalized at five Manhattan hospitals that saw the majority of patients following the attack...
The number had been 5,422 for several days.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the sudden jump reflected reports of foreigners buried after two hijacked jetliners brought down the twin towers Sept. 11....
...Giuliani acknowledged that the 2,000-degree fire caused by the explosions of the two planes and the implosion of the 110-story towers make it likely that some victims will never be recovered...
...In all, 63 countries are believed to have victims in the rubble.
According to the mayor, the British consulate said 250 British citizens were missing. Officials at other consulates also provided grim numbers Thursday: Germany, 120 to 150 missing, four confirmed dead; India, 91 missing; Canada, 35 to 50 missing; Japan, 24; Australia, 20, with three dead; Colombia, 20 missing, with one dead; and Philippines, 19 missing.
The bodies of 241 people have been found so far. Of those, 170 have been identified by the coroner. There were funerals Thursday for eight of the more than 300 city firefighters lost in the attack...
...The mayor said 6,291 people were injured in the attack and more than 80 area hospitals treated people afterward. At least 30 remained hospitalized at five Manhattan hospitals that saw the majority of patients following the attack...
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