Wikipedia's first sentence called it “string of homicides that were part of a campaign against iraqi teenage boys who dressed in an emo style carried”. Today it says “string of homicides that were claimed by some sources to be part of a campaign against iraqi teenage boys who d”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Context”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
2012 33°19′30″N 44°25′19″E  /  33.325°N 44.422°E  / 33.325; 44.422 The emo killings in Iraq were a string of homicides that were part of a campaign against Iraqi teenage boys who dressed in an emo style carried out by paramilitary groups as an attack on Western culture. Between 6 and 70 young men were kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Baghdad and Iraq during March 2012. In September 2012, BBC News reported that gay men in Baghdad said the killings had not abated. The New York Times . "MP slams as "crime" killings of "emo" youths" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
33°19′30″N 44°25′19″E  /  33.325°N 44.422°E  / 33.325; 44.422 The Emo killings in Iraq were a string of homicides that were part of a campaign against gay Iraqi teenage boys who dressed in a Westernized " emo " style. At least six, and up to 70 young men were kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Baghdad & Iraq during March 2012. In September 2012, BBC News reported that gay men in Baghdad say the killings are continuing. The New York Times . "MP slams as "crime" killings of "emo" youths" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
33°19′30″N 44°25′19″E  /  33.325°N 44.422°E  / 33.325; 44.422 The emo killings in Iraq were a string of homicides that were part of a campaign against Iraqi teenage boys who dressed in a Westernized emo style . At least six, and up to 70 young men were kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Baghdad and Iraq during March 2012. In September 2012, BBC News reported that gay men in Baghdad say the killings had not abated. The New York Times . "MP slams as "crime" killings of "emo" youths" .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “string of homicides that were part of a campaign against iraqi teenage boys who dressed in an emo style carried”. Today it says “string of homicides that were claimed by some sources to be part of a campaign against iraqi teenage boys who d”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Context”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
string of homicides that were part of a campaign against iraqi teenage boys who dressed in an emo style carried
Now
string of homicides that were claimed by some sources to be part of a campaign against iraqi teenage boys who d
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