Politics 11:45 12/09/2024 World

U.S. Secret Service accidentally honors 9/11 terrorists

The United States Secret Service issued a now-deleted social media post Wednesday, accidentally honoring all 2,996 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, a number that included the 19 hijackers, the Daily Caller reported.

“The flag hanging in our headquarters is a solemn reminder of 9/11 and our mission’s purpose. A testament to freedom and sacrifice, it honors all 2,996 lives lost, including our own Master Special Officer Craig T. Miller & Special Agent in Charge Charles L. Friend,” the organization wrote in a Wednesday morning post on X.

The Secret Service appears to have taken the post down shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

The 2,996 figure includes the 19 al-Qaeda terrorists who hijacked four planes and perpetrated the attacks.

The attack killed 2,977 people, according to 911 memorial.org. The total number of victims added to the 19 hijackers adds up to 2,996.

The Secret Service issued a new version of the tweet at 3:30 p.m. with the 2,977 figure in place of the 2,996 number.

“This is a correction of an earlier version of this post. In the original post, we erroneously included the total number of deceased from the Sept 11 attacks, which included the hijackers. Our intent was to only honor the victims of that tragic day and we deeply apologize for the error,” the organization wrote.



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