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Oct 30, 2007 8:21 pm US/Eastern

Fury After Bloomberg Says 9/11 Cop Not A Hero

Family Demands Apology From Mayor

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A fury erupted today over Mayor Michael Bloomberg's remarks that police detective James Zadroga, who worked hundreds of hours at ground zero cleanup, is "not a hero" because his death was ruled unrelated to the toxic debris.

At a news conference in Brooklyn today, Bloomberg praised Zadroga for his "impressive record," and said he didn't mean to upset anyone.

The Zadroga family and the city's police unions has called for an apology from the mayor.

Speaking to students at Harvard University yesterday, Bloomberg was asked about the idea of applying hard science to public policy.

His answer brought up Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch's recent conclusion that Zadroga's fatal lung disease wasn't from trade center dust but from injections of ground-up pills. The mayor added "science says this was not a hero."

Zadroga's family disputes Hirsch's findings; a New Jersey medical examiner ruled separately last year that Zadroga died from inhaling the toxic ground zero dust.

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