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Great Synagogue of Rome attack

The word “militant” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “militant” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1.
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The opening as it read in 2015

41°53′31″N 12°28′41″E  /  41.8920°N 12.4780°E  / 41.8920; 12.4780 The 1982 Great Synagogue of Rome attack , which was carried out by armed Palestinian militants at the entrance to the Great Synagogue of Rome , took place on 9 October 1982 at 11:55 a.m. A 2-year-old toddler, Stefano Gaj Taché, was killed in the attack, while 37 civilians were injured.

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Today
“militant” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. Read the current article and compare.
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militant1000
terror0122
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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

carried out by armed palestinian militants at the entrance to the great synagogue of rome

Now

carried out by armed palestinian terrorists at the entrance to the great synagogue of rome

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