9/11 memorial defaced by vandals in South Carolina, spray-painted with word 'Taliban'

A 9/11 memorial was defaced by vandals who spray-painted “Taliban” on it in two places in South Carolina on Monday.

A large granite monument honoring 9-11 victims was defaced by vandals who spray-painted “Taliban” on it in two places, authorities in South Carolina said. The granite statue is made of two towers, each weighing 4,000 pounds with a light beam outside a Greenville County business, WYFF-TV reported.