Nearly 3,000 flags planted around Occidental College to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks were trashed Sunday, a group says. Students placed 2,997 small flags in the campus’ quad on Saturday night in preparation for the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks, according to the club, which sponsored the memorial. About 1 a.m. Sunday, 15 students found some flags had been broken and others were tossed into the garbage. According to the club, campus security stood guard after the vandalism. “We ask that all students respect the memorial for the remainder of its time in the quad.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 12, 2016 13:52 UTC