A YouTuber who shared chilling footage of the 9/11 attacks from a new angle has now explained the reason he didn't immediately submit the recording to 'competent authorities'.
Over two decades on from the devastating attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City and you'd imagine that we've seen the attacks from every feasible angle.
However new footage continues to come to light, revealing further perspective on the history-altering atrocity.
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The most recent person to share their perspective on the attacks is YouTuber Kei Sugimoto, who recently uploaded footage after coming across the tapes in his closet.
The footage, which include the full hour-long video and a clip upscaled 4k, has since been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on the platform, with many users taking the time to thank Kei for helping preserve a major 'historical' event.
In a post under the original videos Kei has now addressed a series of frequently asked questions from viewers - which included a number of people wondering why the videos weren't turned over to the authorities.
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"To those who ask me why I did not immediately, submit the video to 'competent authorities' or get the word out, please remember that 2001 was a very different world from today," he clarified under the video.
Kei then went on to explain that in the aftermath of the attacks all transportation was shut down across the city and with phone service 'unreliable', the only way to receive updates was via broadcasts or word of mouth.
He went on to explain that aftermath rumours began to spread across the city that the Empire State Building would be next, meaning that 'all access in and out of Manhattan was blocked'.
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Amid the chaos, Kei located the relevant police precinct via a 'physical phone book' before rollerblading (the only transportation method available to him at the time) over there - only to be turned away by already overwhelmed staff.
"I hope the people asking why I 'didn't just take the video to competent authorities' understand that 2001 was not like today where anyone can just use their iPhone to search where to go, what the hours of operations are, and how to get here," he added.
Kei has also clarified his reasons for uploading the clips to YouTube, stating that it was his intention to help preserve the event for 'historical archival purposes only', allowing future generations to view the deadliest terrorist attack in US history.
Brenna Cooper