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A coalition of people who survived the September 11 attacks and family members of victims have denounced the surprise merger of Saudi-backed LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.

9/11 Families United has accused the PGA Tour of taking 鈥渟portswashing鈥� money from Saudi Arabia, a country many victims blame for aiding the September 11 terrorist attacks 鈥� an allegation Saudi officials deny.

The 9/11 terror attacks on the United States in 2001 killed almost 3,000 people. According to an FBI declassified document, 15 of the 19 plane hijackers in the attack were Saudi nationals.

Terry Strada, whose husband Tom was among those killed, is a spokeswoman for 9/11 Families United. She told Newsday: 鈥淭hey鈥檝e created this鈥�golf entity that is nothing more than a sportswashing entity鈥�it鈥檚 meant to cleanse their reputation鈥�wash away the blood stains.鈥�

(Picture: Shows an aerial view of smoke rising from the debris of the World Trade Center, after the 9/11 attacks, New York City, September 15, 2001. Credit: EPA Pool.)

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