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Ms. Rachel Comes to Zohran Mamdani’s Defense Amid 9/11 Controversy

Families, first responders and conservatives object as an online petition to bar Mamdani from the memorial draws 110,000 signatures.

  • Families and first responders urged Mayor Mamdani to skip today's memorial service, while an online petition asking organisers to ban him garnered 110,000 signatures.
  • The memorial honors 2977 victims killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, alongside 453 firefighters who died of related illnesses over 25 years, serving as a reminder of the horrific act of terror.
  • Among those lost was Lesley Thomas, a 40-year-old Cantor Fitzgerald employee who worked on the 105th floor of the World Trade Centre; her friend Shele Lieberman remembers her as a "good Australian girl."
  • Mamdani stated he is "proud to be the mayor of this city," emphasizing his focus this week is on families whose loved ones were stolen 25 years ago in the horrific act of terror.
  • The tragedy impacted the global community, with 10 Australian victims among nearly 3000 people killed, including Alberto Dominguez and Yvonne Kennedy, who died when flights struck the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
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City of New York pays tribute to the victims of the attacks of 11 September 2001 during a ceremony marked by the presence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose participation raises political tensions

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Australians remember lost loved ones 25 years on from September 11 attacks

Complex feelings about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and new revelations about the actions of city leaders at the time, are adding to the emotion of the 25th anniversary.

·North Sydney, Australia
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