NBC: Virginia Shooting Suspect ‘Identified’ With Sept. 11 Attackers

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An anchor at Richmond’s NBC affiliate tweeted Friday that Roanoke, Va. shooting suspect Vester Flanagan was “closely associated” with the terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks – before clarifying that Flanagan never actually met the individuals.

Mike Valerio tweeted:

Shortly later, Valerio clarified that Flanagan never met the Sept. 11 terror attackers, but instead felt “very closely associated” with mass murderers. He chalked the error up to Virginia State Police using “unfortunate” word choice.

And finally, he posted a corrected version of the State Police quote:

This post has been updated.

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