HARTFORD, Conn. -- An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in
Connecticut has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from the victim's father insisting that his son's memorial say he was murdered by ``Muslim terrorists.''
Town officials in Kent said it would be inappropriate to single
out a religious group on a project on town property that's paid for
with taxpayers' money.
The memorial that was to be erected outside the town hall is on indefinite hold.
Peter Gadiel's son, James Gadiel, was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center. The father is criticizing town leaders for being too politically correct.
The dispute gained traction when it was featured on Fox News
commentator Bill O'Reilly's show recently. That led to a flood of
e-mails and phone calls to the town supporting Gadiel.
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