The Pi Glilot bombing attempt was a 2002 attack on a gas depot north of Tel Aviv that was foiled before it caused any injuries. Through October 2023 the opening identified the attacker: it 'was an attempt by a Palestinian terrorist to cause a massive explosion in the Pi Glilot gas depot north of Tel Aviv.' Today's opening says only that it was 'an attempted bombing' that 'failed, resulting in no injuries,' naming no perpetrator at all, though the word survives four times in the body. A reader today does not learn who attempted the bombing, since the opening no longer names an actor.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01. “terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 4.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Pi Glilot bombing was an attempt by a Palestinian terrorist to cause a massive explosion in the Pi Glilot gas depot north of Tel Aviv . It occurred on May 23, 2002. The attempt was foiled with no injuries, but if it had succeeded, it could have killed hundreds of Israeli citizens in a massive fireball.1
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Pi Glilot bombing was an attempt by a Palestinian terrorist to cause a massive explosion in the Pi Glilot LPG depot north of Tel Aviv . It occurred on May 23, 2002. The attempt was foiled with no injuries, but if it had succeeded, it could have killed thousands of people in a massive fireball.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
2002 foiled attack attempt in Tel Aviv, Israel The Pi Glilot bombing was an attempt by a Palestinian terrorist to cause a massive explosion in the Pi Glilot LPG depot north of Tel Aviv , Israel . It occurred on May 23, 2002. The attempt was foiled with no injuries, but if it had succeeded, it could have killed thousands of people in a massive fireball.
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The opening as it stood in 2025 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
2002 foiled attack attempt in Tel Aviv, Israel The Pi Glilot bombing was an attempted bombing of the Pi Glilot LPG depot north of Tel Aviv , Israel on May 23, 2002.The attempt was failed, resulting in no injuries.
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Today
“terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 4. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
attempt by a palestinian terrorist to cause a massive explosion in the pi glilot gas depot north of tel aviv
Now
attempted bombing of the pi glilot lpg depot north of tel aviv
Where the word went
It left the opening. It did not leave the article. Wikipedia moved it down the page, where a reader arriving from a search result will not reach it.
“terror” now appears 1× under Attack, 40% of the way down the article
Sections that no longer exist
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The attack1,893 characters
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