Three more 9/11 victims identified 24 years later after DNA breakthrough

The remains of three more victims of the 9/11 terror attack have been identified nearly 25 years later.

Thanks to a DNA testing breakthrough, the remains of Ryan Fitzgerald, Barbara Keating, and a third woman whose family asked to remain anonymous, have been identified.

The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 saw two planes deliberately crash into the Twin Towers, killing more than 2,700 people.

These latest victims are the 1,651st, 1,652nd and 1,653rd to be identified, after testing remains recovered in 2001 and 2002.

New York City mayor Eric Adams shared the news alongside the city’s chief medical examiner, Jason Graham, who said the new identifications were thanks to continued advanced DNA testing.

The remains were able to be identified after family outreach prov