12 Accenture Employees Missing Following Terrorist Attack At WTC

Consulting giant Accenture reports that 12 employees working in the Wall Street area at the time of the terrorist attack on the World Trade center on Tuesday morning are missing.

"We've been in touch with the families of these valued Accenture employees and we hold out hope for their survival. We continue to monitor the situation very closely," said Roxanne Taylor, a New York-based spokeswoman for the consulting services giant.

Accenture would not release the names of those who are missing.

Another spokeswoman for Accenture, Darienne Dennis, said the services firm is working to assist all employees in the aftermath of the disaster in New York City and in Washington, D.C.

"We understand the uncertainty in the aftermath of such a catastrophic event can be difficult to bear, and we're committed to providing our people with as much assistance and verifiable information as we possibly can. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have been touched by this tragedy, directly and indirectly, especially those who wait in hope," said Dennis.

Accenture was attending a financial technology conference on the 106th floor of the North Tower in the World Trade Center when two hijacked airplane originating from Boston slammed into the North and South towers of the center. Both the North Tower and South Tower later collapsed.

The conference at the "Windows On The World" restaurant was being held by the U.K-based Risk Waters Group. Risk Waters Group reported yesterday that 47 delegates and 16 staff members remained unaccounted for as of Wednesday.

The company also said it had 221 people registered to attend the event, which began at 8:30 a.m.

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