The Associated Press deleted a tweet marking September 11 as the anniversary of a Nickelback album, saying it was 'poor taste'

• On Friday, the "AP Planner" tweeted that Saturday was the 20th anniversary of "Silver Side Up."
• Saturday was also the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
• The tweet was criticized and the AP said Saturday it deleted the tweet, which it said was "poor taste."

An account run by The Associated Press has deleted a tweet marking September 11, 2021, as the 20th anniversary of a Nickelback album.

Saturday marked 20 years since the September 11, 2001, attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans in New York City and elsewhere on the East Coast.

On Friday, the AP's "AP Planner" Twitter account, which regularly tweets notable dates and anniversaries, tweeted: "Tomorrow: 20th anniversary of Nickelback releasing album 'Silver Side Up' (11 Sep)."

The tweet was met with a number of critical replies that accused the account of insensitivity. On Saturday, the AP said it had been deleted.

"A tweet sent on the @AP_Planner account about Saturday, Sept. 11, being the anniversary of a Nickelback album, was deleted. The tweet was in poor taste," AP Planner tweeted Saturday.

Insider contacted the AP for comment.

On Friday, the account did, however, also acknowledge that September 11 was the "20th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks (11 Sep)."

On Saturday, tributes to those who died on September 11 two decades ago poured out across the US.

"In the days that followed September 11, 2001, we saw heroism everywhere in places expected and unexpected. We also saw something all too rare: national unity," President Joe Biden said in an televised address from the White House.

"To me, that's the central lesson of September 11th: Unity is our greatest strength."