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December 2, 2008 7:06:12 AM CST



WTC Blueprints Found in Trash

Posted Apr 18, 08 12:50 PM CDT in US 

(Newser) – A vagrant sifting through a trash can found confidential blueprints for the Freedom Tower, the New York Post reports. Though the documents are not complete, they contain sufficient information, such as the thickness of the building’s concrete core and schematics of the ventilation system, to facilitate a potentially devastating terrorist attack.

"An expert in explosives, demolition or biological weapons certainly could glean enough here to develop a game plan," said an architect who reviewed the documents for the Post. "You can see where all the concrete walls are, where the emergency stairwells are, and the electrical and HVAC systems."

Source New York Post

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Cranes work above the foundations of the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center construction site on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Construction continues on the Freedom Tower foundations, center, at the World Trade Center site on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Work continues on the foundations of the Freedom Tower, foreground, in New York, in this March 25, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Construction at the World Trade Center site continues on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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