Passport of suspected hijacker found

The passport of a suspected hijacker has been found near the ruins of the World Trade Centre in New York.

The passport of a suspected hijacker has been found near the ruins of the World Trade Centre in New York.

Exhausted rescue workers had been looking unsucessfully for signs of life among the New York wreckage when they made the discovery. The find prompted an intensive search for further evidence.

Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said 159 people had been confirmed dead, including 18 firefighters. Nearly 5,000 people have been reported missing. There had been no sings of any survivors in the wreckage.

A small sign of normality came from a few streets away, where the New York Stock Exchange successfully tested its computer and communications systems and said it was ready for trading to resume on Monday.

In lower Manhattan, hundreds of residents lined up for a chance to return to their homes briefly and grab some essentials. Authorities escorted them into the blocked-off area and quickly brought them back out.