They waited for 10 minutes until a crackly voice told them over the intercom that the tower had been hit.

他们等了10分钟后，才听到一个沙哑的声音通过楼内对讲系统告诉他们大楼遭到撞击。

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The phone rang at home the other day, and when I picked it up a voice down a crackly line asked if a "Mr Sellan" was there.

BBC: A phone call for Mr Sellan

He looks thinner then ever, his voice at times sounded crackly and he had to stop at one point to hitch up his jeans.

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