The Hindu report ‘Smoke, shock spread over New York’ published on September 12, 2001.
September 11, 2001, has gone down in history as the most devastating terror attack on one of the most powerful nations, which had ramifications across the globe. In a deadly series of blows, terrorists crashed two flights into the World Trade Center that brought down the twin 110-storey towers. The Hindu correspondent Sridhar Krishnaswami witnessed the horrifying events that unfolded in the New York City and extensively covered the attack aftermath from the ground.His article ‘Smoke, shock spread over New York’, appeared on the frontpage of the newspaper the next day, captured the chaotic atmosphere on the streets even as both people and law enforcement agencies were stumped by the kind of coordination and precision the terrorist acts had been executed on the U.S. soil.On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we reproduce the original article.Smoke, shock spread over New YorkThe scene is truly tense in this city which has had its share of terrorism eight years ago. In 1993 an attack on the World Trade Center left six dead and more than 1000 injured. But this time around, no one is even tempted to make a guess. The twin towers of the World Trade Center are gone; only smoke is filling the air and one that can be seen miles away.
