A 9/11 victim has been identified nearly 17 years after one of the worst domestic terror attacks in modern US history

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• Nearly 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, medical examiners have determined one victim's identity using new DNA testing methods.
• Bone fragments recovered at Ground Zero in 2001 have been linked to 26-year-old securities analyst Scott Johnson using tests that recovered DNA from degraded samples.
• Johnson's parents were notified of the revelation after they returned from a vacation to Europe.

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Nearly 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, medical examiners have determined one victim's identity using new DNA testing methods.

Bone fragments recovered at Ground Zero in 2001 have been linked to 26-year-old Scott Johnson using tests that recovered DNA from degraded samples, New York Daily News reported Wednesday.

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