A couple of still photographs of Tuesday's
attack have gotten a lot of attention from the public.
One
of the photos is from the Associated Press and the other from CNN.
Many claim they see a strange shape in the clouds of smoke in the
photos. They say they can see eyes, a nose, a mouth and horns.
CNN has not commented, but the AP says the photo was untouched
and unaltered.
We've gotten an incredible amount of response to these
pictures.
The AP photo was transmitted within 40 minutes of Tuesday's
attack by freelancer Mark D. Phillips who has been working with
the AP for 15 years. Barbara Moike was the editor on the AP
picture desk that morning and told 9NEWS that AP has a very strict
written policy which prohibits the alteration of content of a
photo in any way.
She sent it out to AP subscribers--just the way it was
received. Another AP photo executive, Vin Alabiso, says "the
smoke in this photo combined with light and shadow has created an
image which readers have seen in different ways."
As for the CNN photo, it was posted the first day of the attack
and has since been taken down. 9NEWS was unable to get any
on-the-record comment from them, but they have a similar policy
regarding content alterations.
