A Republican’s deleted 9/11 tweet about Ilhan Omar slammed as ‘Islamophobic’ by Muslim group

A Republican’s deleted “9/11 tweet” about Ilhan Omar is “disrespectful” to the victims of the terror attacks and is an example of anti-Muslim bigotry, a leading Muslim rights group has said. Republican representative for North Carolina, Greg Murphy, is at the centre of criticism after he directed a now-deleted tweet about the 11 September 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks at Democratic Rep Ilhan Omar, who had sent condolences over the death of a Capitol Police officer following a fatal ramming and knifing on Friday. “Heartbroken to learn another CP was killed while protecting the Capitol. My thoughts and …

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