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sept 11 2001 News

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NY Imam Breaks Silence on 'Ground Zero Mosque' Plans

By Lauren FrayerSep 8th 2010 – 7:08AM
Hasan Jamali, AP

Hasan Jamali, AP

(Sept. 8) -- After staying quiet while controversy swirled, the imam who wants to build a Muslim community center near the spot where the Twin Towers fell is finally speaking out -- saying he's moving forward with the project, is "awed" by the "furor" over it and is promising to "clearly identify" its financial...

Background on sept 11 2001

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/11) were a series of four suicide attacks that were committed in the United States on September 11, 2001, coordinated to strike the areas of New York City and Washington, D.C.

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