PHOTOS: 9/11 Plane Landing Gear Found Near World Trade Center Site

Nearly twelve years after the terror attacks of September 11th, 2001, New York City police say they have discovered what they believe to be landing gear from one of the airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center towers. Wedged between two buildings in lower Manhattan, the landing gear was reportedly found by surveyors at 51 Park Place, where an Islamic cultural center is being planned.

Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne delivered the following statement:

“The NYPD is securing the location as it would a crime scene, documenting it photographically and restricting access until the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner completes its health and safety evaluation protocol, after which a decision will be made concerning sifting the soil for possible human remains. The aircraft part will not be removed until the process is completed, at which point it will secured by the NYPD Property Clerk.”

(h/t MyFoxNY)

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