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To: Susan G who wrote (80)	9/14/2001 1:40:46 PM
From: Kevin G. O'Neill	Respond to of 602

Airport detainees (from JFK & La Guardia) have all been released, according to CBS News. No accomplices are known to be in custody at this time. The number of terrorists that participated in Tuesday's attacks has been raised to 19 from 18; DOJ has not yet released photos.

To: Susan G who wrote (80)	9/14/2001 2:34:33 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 602

Thanks Susan....as of 1:55 EST today, these are some major developments as of the last few hours....Note in particular the last one...Major Developments in Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks The Associated Press Published: Sep 14, 2001 Recent developments related to Tuesday's terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon: - President Bush gives Pentagon authority to call 50,000 reservists to active duty for "homeland defense." Pentagon did not say when the reservists would be put on active duty. They will be assigned to port operations, medical support, engineer support and general civil support. - Justice Department releases names of 19 hijackers. Many believed to have had pilot's training. - Senate approves $40 billion in emergency aid to help victims and hunt culprits. Also gives official consent for president to use force to retaliate and passes measure to make suspicion of terrorism valid legal reason to get wiretap. - Rescuers at World Trade Center site face a new obstacle: rain that turned dust to muck and made footing treacherous. - Searchers at Pentagon find flight data and voice recorders of hijacked plane Friday, a day after investigators find data recorder from Pennsylvania crash site. - About a dozen travelers of Middle Eastern descent who were detained at two New York airports are cleared of any connection with the attacks. One person remained in custody Friday, according to the FBI's New York office. That person had not been charged and may be released. - Secretary of State Colin Powell identifies Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the attacks. - Bush leads nation in prayer at the National Cathedral, declaring America united by a "kindship of grief and steadfast resolve" to defeat terrorism. - Jetliners slowly return to the nation's skies as travelers go through heightened security measures. New York metropolitan area's three major airports are reopened, ending a nearly 18-hour shutdown. - New York officials say nearly 5,000 people have been reported missing or confirmed dead near World Trade Center. - Pentagon says death toll there ranges from 190 to 250. - Leaders of 15 European Union nations vow to help chase down perpetrators and hold accountable any country sheltering terrorists. - Mullah Mohammed Omar, leader of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban party, says U.S. investigators are trying to link bin Laden to the attacks "unjustifiably and without any reason." The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, says the U.S. would have to provide evidence against him. - German authorities say three of the terrorists who died in the crashes were part of a group of Islamic extremists in Hamburg who had been planning attacks on United States. AP-ES-09-14-01 1355EDT ap.tbo.com