In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “cameraman for the u”. Today it says “palestinian freelance cameraman for the us news agency associated press television network”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Nazeh Darwazi (died 19 April 2003 ), was a cameraman for the U.S. news agency APTN , who was killed in Nablus in the West Bank , according to an eyewitness, by a bullet in the head fired by an Israeli soldier from a distance of about 20 yards (18 meters).1When he was killed he was wearing a yellow jacket marked "press" and was with a group of half a dozen journalists covering clashes between some young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. Three people filmed the event, including a Reuters cameraman. At first the army claimed they were under attack by armed Palestinians who had been throwing explosives, but witnesses claimed the soldier shot the journalist in cold blood without any exchange of fire. Reporters Without Borders investigated the event and found that the army had not interviewed any eyewitnesses. The soldiers had been questioned, but nobody was punished.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Nazeh Darwazi (died 19 April 2003), was a cameraman for the U.S. news agency APTN , who was killed in Nablus in the West Bank , according to an eyewitness, by a bullet in the head fired by an Israeli soldier from a distance of about 20 yards (18 m). When he was killed he was wearing a yellow jacket marked "press" and was with a group of half a dozen journalists covering clashes between some young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. Three people filmed the event, including a Reuters cameraman. At first the army claimed they were under attack by armed Palestinians who had been throwing explosives, but witnesses claimed the soldier shot the journalist in cold blood without any exchange of fire. Reporters Without Borders investigated the event and found that the army had not interviewed any eyewitnesses. The soldiers had been questioned, but nobody was punished.
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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Nazeh Darwazi (also Romanized Darwazeh )(ca. 1958-1961 – 19 April 2003), was a Palestinian freelance cameraman for the US news agency Associated Press Television Network (APTN) and Palestinian state television when he was killed in Nablus in the West Bank while reporting, according to eyewitnesses, by a bullet in the head fired by an Israeli soldier from a distance of about 20 yards (18 m) after having pointed his weapon at the clearly marked journalist.Darwazi was one of five journalists to die while reporting on the Second Intifada between 2002 and 2003.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Nazeh Darwazi (also Romanized Darwazeh )(ca. 1958-1961 – 19 April 2003), was a Palestinian freelance cameraman for the US news agency Associated Press Television Network (APTN) and Palestinian state television when he was killed in Nablus in the West Bank while reporting, according to eyewitnesses, by a bullet in the head fired by an Israeli soldier from a distance of about 20 yards (18 m) after having pointed his weapon at the clearly marked journalist. Darwazi was one of five journalists to die while reporting on the Second Intifada between 2002 and 2003.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian TV camera operator (ca. 1958–1961 – 2003) Nazeh Darwazi (also Romanized Darwazeh )(ca. 1958-1961 – 19 April 2003), was a Palestinian freelance cameraman for the US news agency Associated Press Television Network (APTN) and Palestinian state television when he was killed in Nablus in the West Bank while reporting, according to eyewitnesses, by a bullet in the head fired by an Israeli soldier from a distance of about 20 yards (6.9 m) after having pointed his weapon at group of journalist. Darwazi was one of five journalists to die while reporting on the Second Intifada between 2002 and 2003.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian TV camera operator (ca. 1958–1961 – 2003) Nazeh Darwazi (also spelled Darwazeh ; died 19 April 2003), was a Palestinian freelance cameraman for the US news agency Associated Press Television Network (APTN) and Palestinian state television when he was killed in Nablus in the West Bank while reporting by a bullet in the head fired by an Israeli soldier from a distance of about 20 yards (6.9 m) after having pointed his weapon at group of journalists. Darwazi was one of five journalists to die while reporting on the Second Intifada between 2002 and 2003.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “cameraman for the u”. Today it says “palestinian freelance cameraman for the us news agency associated press television network”. Read the current article and compare.
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cameraman for the u
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palestinian freelance cameraman for the us news agency associated press television network
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