Transcripts of 9/11 WTC Calls Made Public

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NEW YORK - After a plane struck the first of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, callers from the top floors of neighboring tower were told by Port Authority police to remain where they were.


According to transcripts made public Thursday, a male caller from the 92nd floor of the second tower told a Port Authority police officer, "We need to know if we need to get out of here, because we know there's an explosion."


The officer asked if there was smoke on the floor, and the caller replied that there was not.


"Should we stay or should we not?" the caller asked.


"I would wait 'til further notice," the officer replied.


"OK, all right," the caller said. "Don't evacuate." He then hung up. A second, similar call — with the same police response — came in a short time after the 8:46 a.m. crash in the first tower.
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