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NEW YORK - The remains of three Sept. 11 victims were identified more than 20 years after the tragedy, officials announced on Thursday.

Who were the victims?

New York City officials identified the remains of Ryan D. Fitzgerald, a 26-year-old currency trader; Barbara A. Keating, a 72-year-old retired nonprofit executive; and another woman whose name was not released at the request of her family.

What they're saying:

"Each new identification testifies to the promise of science and sustained outreach to families despite the passage of time," chief medical examiner Dr. Jason Graham said in a statement. "We continue this work as our way of honoring the lost."

Barbara Keating

Keating was a passenger on the Boston-to-Los Angeles-bound American Airlines Flight 11 when hijacker

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