Attack Rubble Yields Billions in Stocks, Bonds
Workers picking through the debris at the World Trade Center found a safe containing $2.7 billion in stocks and bonds, law enforcement officials said.
The safe, which belongs to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, was discovered Sept. 28 in the pile of 5 World Trade Center, which collapsed after the Sept. 11 terror attack. Law enforcement sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said most of the safe’s contents were intact. The stocks and bonds were given to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter officials.
Other riches remain buried. Canadian-based Scotia Mocatta Depository Corp. officials said a vault with more than $200 million of gold and silver is under the debris.
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