Missing person count in thousands

NEW YORK “”mdash; The ghastly toll of the terrorist attack on the
nation’s largest city came into focus Thursday, as more than
4,700 people were reported missing in the devastation of the World
Trade Center. President George Bush said he would visit New York
and thank its people for exhibiting “the bravery of
America.” Bush also said he would visit New York on Friday,
and declared it a “national day of prayer and
remembrance.” He asked Americans to spend their lunch breaks
taking part in services at their chosen places of worship, said
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer.

WASHINGTON “”mdash; Approximately 190 people perished in the
terrorist attack on the Pentagon, and the Army suffered the
heaviest blow with 74 people lost, the Pentagon said Thursday. In
what it called an initial and preliminary estimate, the Pentagon
said 126 people who were in the Pentagon at the time of the attack
Tuesday were killed. All 64 people aboard the hijacked American
Airlines jetliner that slammed into the Pentagon also died, putting
the death toll at 190. The figure was the first official estimate
by the Pentagon. In a brief announcement, the Pentagon said that
although search efforts were continuing, the final tally of deaths
is not expected to change significantly.