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NEW YORK (AP) - There is new hope for the families of hundreds of Sept. 11 victims whose remains were never identified, according to the city medical examiner, who sent letters on Thursday saying an advance in DNA technology means "new identifications will be forthcoming."
"I cannot predict how many or the time it will take," Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch said in a letter to victims' relatives. "My colleagues and I reiterate our commitment to you: We will never quit."
Hirsch said advances in DNA procedures made by Bode Technology Group, the Virginia company contracted to work on recovered Sept. 11 bone fragments, "have provided us the opportunity to renew our efforts to identify your loved ones."
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