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The day was marked with shock and fear, heightened by the speaker’s personal ties to the U.S., including friends working in prominent locations like the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. These connections added a layer of anxiety and urgency, prompting calls to individuals like Congressman Ted Kennedy to confirm the chaos unfolding across the border. A close friend, Woody Neely, a journalist working at Reuters, was caught in the chaos, underscoring how international and interconnected the tragedy was.