Cigarette Lighters Promoting 9/11 Tragedy Go
on Sale in Moscow

News and photos from the Moscow News (11/06/2004)
 
Moscow tobacco vendors are selling cigarette lighters with crude images depicting the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, the

Photo by Lenta.Ru

Lenta.Ru news agency reported on Friday.
Journalists found the lighters in several street kiosks in Moscow on Thursday, June 10. They failed to establish when the sales of the unusual souvenirs started.
The lighter is reusable and made of metal. It is decorated with the picture of the twin towers and an aircraft heading into the buildings. A red LED is embedded in the picture of the plane which shines when the lighter’s cap is opened.
The name of the producer is not indicated on the lighter itself or on the packaging.