The Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, revealed during the presentation of files that asbestos traces were found "almost everywhere" where tests were conducted in the vicinity of Ground Zero. The documents are part of a set of classified information about the September 11, 2001 attacks.
According to the report, diseases caused by contaminated air after the attacks have already caused more deaths than the attacks themselves. This revelation exposes what is described as the "toxic secret" of September 11, related to the prolonged exposure of rescue workers and local residents to dangerous substances.
Mamdani presented these files during a public moment, highlighting the existence of documentation confirming the massive presence of toxic materials in the Ground Zero area. The discovery raises questions about what was known by authorities at the time and what measures were or were not taken to protect the population.
Exposure to asbestos and other neurotoxic substances released during the collapse of the twin towers has been associated with various respiratory and oncological diseases that affected thousands of people in the decades following the attack.
