Wikipedia's first sentence called it “saudi member of al-qaeda who appeared cradling a rifle”. Today it says “saudi member of al-qaeda”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Saudi member of al-Qaeda This article is about an al-Qaeda member who died in 2003. There are multiple individuals named some variation of Muhammad al-Juhani . Khalid Mohammad bin Muslim Al-Arawi Al-Juhani ( Arabic : خالد بن محمد مسلم الجهني , also known as Mu'awiyah al-Madani ; died 12 May 2003) was a Saudi member of al-Qaeda . He appeared, cradling a rifle, in a 2002 videotape in which he promised a "martyrdom" attack. In 2003, the Saudi government identified al-Juhani as one of twelve dead perpetrators of the Riyadh compound bombings based on DNA found at the scene. Saudi statement identifies al-Juhani as killed in Riyadh
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The opening as it stood in 2010
There are multiple individuals named some variation of Muhammad al-Juhani . Khalid Ibn Muhammad Al-Juhani ( ) was a Saudi member of al-Qaeda who appeared cradling a rifle, in a 2002 videotape in which he promised a "martyrdom" attack. In 2003, the Saudi government identified al-Juhani as one of twelve dead perpetrators of the Riyadh compound bombings based on DNA found at the scene. Saudi statement identifies al-Juhani as killed in Riyadh
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The opening as it stood in 2015
There are multiple individuals named some variation of Muhammad al-Juhani . Khalid Mohammad bin Muslim Al-Arawi Al-Juhani ( , also known as Mu'awiyah al-Madani ) was a Saudi member of al-Qaeda who appeared cradling a rifle, in a 2002 videotape in which he promised a "martyrdom" attack. In 2003, the Saudi government identified al-Juhani as one of twelve dead perpetrators of the Riyadh compound bombings based on DNA found at the scene. Saudi statement identifies al-Juhani as killed in Riyadh
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The opening as it stood in 2020
There are multiple individuals named some variation of Muhammad al-Juhani . Khalid Mohammad bin Muslim Al-Arawi Al-Juhani ( , also known as Mu'awiyah al-Madani ) was a Saudi member of al-Qaeda . He appeared, cradling a rifle, in a 2002 videotape in which he promised a "martyrdom" attack. In 2003, the Saudi government identified al-Juhani as one of twelve dead perpetrators of the Riyadh compound bombings based on DNA found at the scene. Saudi statement identifies al-Juhani as killed in Riyadh
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “saudi member of al-qaeda who appeared cradling a rifle”. Today it says “saudi member of al-qaeda”. Read the current article and compare.
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saudi member of al-qaeda who appeared cradling a rifle
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saudi member of al-qaeda
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