NYPD Cops' Confusion Amid the Chaos

Aug. 29, 2003
Missiles fired from the Woolworth Building. Multiple aircraft over Manhattan set to dive into other buildings. Explosions blocks from the towers.These were just a few of the rumors whipping through the radios of Port Authority cops minutes after the 9/11 attacks."The Woolworth Building! The Woolworth Building! They're shooting at the trade center from the Woolworth Building," an officer yells.Another panicked officer said, "There's f- - -ing explosions going off on Vesey Street."

Missiles fired from the Woolworth Building. Multiple aircraft over Manhattan set to dive into other buildings. Explosions blocks from the towers.

These were just a few of the rumors whipping through the radios of Port Authority cops minutes after the 9/11 attacks.

"The Woolworth Building! The Woolworth Building! They're shooting at the trade center from the Woolworth Building," an officer yells.

Another panicked officer said, "There's f- - -ing explosions going off on Vesey Street."

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