This tweet was up on AT&T 's official account for about an hour before being pulled.
AT&T apologized with another tweet shortly after the previous one was taken down, seen below.
Quote:
AT&T ✔ @ATT
We apologize to anyone who felt our post was in poor taste. The image was solely meant to pay respect to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy.
12:18 PM - 11 Sep 2013
Just about everyone on Twitter is outraged, with many expressing gratitude that they're not AT&T customers, and some even threatening to switch mobile service providers.