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Year-long search at Ground Zero unearths 72 human remains

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It’s been nearly nine years since the Towers came crashing down, killing nearly 3,000 people.

But there will be fresh heartache for the families of victims today as it emerged that, despite the years, investigators are still finding human remains in the debris.

A renewed search of debris in and around the World Trade Centre site has recovered 72 human remains, New York City officials have said.

The sifting of more than 800 cubic yards of debris recovered from Ground Zero and underneath roads around the lower Manhattan site began in April and ended on Friday.

The greatest number of remains – 37 – were found from material underneath West Street, a highway on the west side of Ground Zero.

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