The United States Secret Service is under fire yet again, this time for “accidentally” including the 19 terrorist hijackers responsible for the September 11 attacks in its “victim” count.
The social media post commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the tragedy contained an unforgivable “error,” which forced the agency to issue a swift apology.
Eagle-eyed observers quickly noticed a discrepancy in the victim numbers.
The Secret Service reported 2,996 deaths, which included the 19 terrorists who carried out the attacks.
In a subsequent post on X, the agency issued a correction and apologized for their mistake:
“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 September 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 revised post emphasized the solemnity of the occasion, stating:
“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 2,977 lives lost, including our own Master Special Officer Craig T. Miller & Special Agent in Charge Charles L. Friend.”
The mishap came amid the controversy surrounding the treatment of 9/11 perpetrators.
Recently, the Biden-Harris administration faced backlash over their proposed plea deal for the terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The plea deal was described as an “atrocity of justice” by the New York Post, adding that 9/11 terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed “deserves hell” over anything else.
The administration was forced to backtrack on the deal following a public outcry.
“That’s good news,” retired FDNY Deputy Chief Al Santora, who lost his son Christopher in the attacks, said following the news.
“The majority thought that was a cop-out on somebody’s part to give them a life sentence instead of the death sentence,” he added. “I think they got so much publicity that they changed their mind.”
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