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A museum dedicated to the September 11 attacks will play “martyrdom” videos made by the hijackers but testimonials by the public would be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said. Previous attempts to put into context the motivation of the September 11 hijackers have been met with emotional public opposition, with politicians canceling plans for an “International Freedom Center” in 2005. But the president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum said videos made by some of the 19 hijackers in preparation for their suicide missions make up part of the “witness testimony” and available for playback at the display. The memorial and museum are planned for the World Trade Center site undergoing reconstruction in lower Manhattan. The above-ground memorial, consisting of a plaza and reflecting pools marking where the Twin Towers stood, is scheduled to open by the 10th anniversary of the event in 2011. The underground museum should open by 20
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A museum dedicated to the September 11 attacks will play “martyrdom” videos made by the hijackers but testimonials by the public would be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said. Previous attempts to put into context the motivation of the September 11 hijackers have been met with emotional public opposition, with politicians canceling plans for an “International Freedom Center” in 2005. But the president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum said videos made by some of the 19 hijackers in preparation for their suicide missions make up part of the “witness testimony” and available for playback at the display. The memorial and museum are planned for the World Trade Center site undergoing reconstruction in lower Manhattan. The above-ground memorial, consisting of a plaza and reflecting pools marking where the Twin Towers stood, is scheduled to open by the 10th anniversary of the event in 2011. The underground mus
A museum dedicated to the September 11 attacks will display written quotations drawn from “martyrdom” videos made by the hijackers, along with witness testimonials that will be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said on Thursday. Previous attempts to put into context the motivation of the men who used hijacked passenger planes to attack the United States on September 11, 2001, have been met with emotional public opposition, with politicians canceling plans for an “International Freedom Center” in 2005. But the president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum said photographs of the 19 hijackers would be displayed along with the quotes as part of the “witness testimony” in the museum.
