Flight 93 families want memorial controversy to end
PITTSBURGH (AP) - May 2, 2008 The families of four victims held a news conference in
Pittsburgh. They say it's time to get on with developing the
memorial near Shanksville, where the hijacked airliner crashed
during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The plane was the only one of four hijacked that day that
terrorists were unable to crash into a building. A government
inquiry determined the plane crashed as the passengers attempted to
wrest control from the four hijackers.
The planned memorial has been dogged by some critics who say its
crescent-shaped design and other features call to mind Islam or
subtly include the hijackers alongside the passengers and crew.
