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NJ town yanks 9/11 marker with politicians’ names
Apologetic officials in a small New Jersey town rushed Wednesday to remove a stone marker commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks amid an uproar about what the monument didn’t include — any reference to what happened, or the victims — and what it did — the names of the mayor and other local officials.
Samir Elbassiouny, mayor of Washington Township, a 6,600-resident community in northwest New Jersey’s Warren County, said he did not mean to put up a marker that looked as if it was about officials, not the victims.
He also said people who were so angry about the sign were blowing it out of proportion.
“The most important thing is for us not to take away from the intent of the event. It’s truly a misunderstanding,” he said. “The intent is to honor the victims of 9/11.” (Associated Press)
