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Kiryat Menachem bus bombing
A Palestinian suicide bombing on a Jerusalem bus in the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood in 2002 murdered 11 people and injured over 50; Hamas claimed responsibility. In 2005 the opening called it the Jerusalem bus 20 massacre. Today the word massacre is gone from the article entirely, and the attack carries no name beyond 'a Palestinian suicide bombing.' A reader arriving now learns 11 people were murdered, not that the attack was named the Jerusalem bus 20 massacre.
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The opening as it read in 2005
The Jerusalem bus 20 massacre was a suicide bombing in Kiriyat Menham , Jerusalem . A Palestinian suicide bomber from Hamas exploded himself on a crowded bus in central Jerusalem, killing 11 people and wounding over 50.1 It occurred on November 21 , 2002 .2
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Today
“massacre” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today it appears nowhere in the article, references included. Read the current article and compare.
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| massacre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| terror | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| militant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| islamist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined between 2010 and 2020.
Then
suicide bombing of a public bus in the neighborhood of kiryat menachem in jerusalem on november 21
Now
suicide bombing which occurred on november 21
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