Two bodies recovered from WTC rubble

Workers in New York have recovered two more bodies from the World Trade Centre site today.

Workers in New York have recovered two more bodies from the World Trade Centre site today.

The bodies were discovered separately in a smoky patch of rubble being excavated by heavy equipment operators.

They were draped with American flags and carried from the site on stretchers by fire-fighters.

Funerals and memorial services have been scheduled for 23 fire-fighters, two police officers and two Port Authority police officers who died or are missing in the disaster.

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Another body was recovered, just after authorities held the first memorial service for the 23 New York Police Department members still missing after the hijacked airliners brought down the trade centre on September 11.

The total number of people missing in the New York tragedy remains at 4,986, and the number of confirmed dead is 380.

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