NEW YORK, Mar 2: Thousands of computers streamed Into lower manhat-tan this morning to find heightened security and a lot of unanswered questions about their business operations following a fatal blast that rocked the World Trade Centre Friday, reports Reuter.

At the New York stock exchange, police barricades kept cars from parking In front of the main entrance on Broad Street. "We have taken some additional steps on the advice of authorities to increase our already stringent security," a

NYSE spokesman said.

Inside the World Trade Centre, security was tight, as people waited in lines tn the building's lobby hoping to get police permission lo go to their offices and get critical records and files.

Few knew what would to do after that.

“Supposedly, we’re setting up a couple of places in manhattan, said a securities analyst from Dean Witter, who declined to give his name." ’’Right now. I'm going to get the flics. Go back home and wait for ward. This is certainly going to be disruptive".

Minoru Nakama also waited at the World Trade Centre. "I will try to get permission lo get back in because we cannot work rest of the day." he said.

Although the police were a visible presence Inside the World Trade Centre, there were few signs outside the complex Indicating anything out of the ordinary. But. aonr said, it would be difficult to forget the blast and get back lo work.

"It s tough getting back. It's jusl another work day, but I don't think I'll be taking things for granted anymore.' said Tom lasala, a New Youk mercantile exchange analyst.

"1 missed the explosion by five minutes. I feel pretty lucky. 1 never took things for granted before, either, but I'm not going to dwell on this." said Carver Wickman of Goldman Sachs