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Image: Coast Guard Crews Observe Smoke Over Lower Manhattan
Smoke continues to rise from Ground Zero following the attack on the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. (U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO BY BRANDON BREWER) (DHS Photo by Brandon Brewer/Released)