Kasindi church bombing: what Wikipedia removed
The Kasindi church bombing killed at least 17 people at a Sunday service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2023. Through October 6, 2023 the opening said authorities blamed ‘the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan Islamist group whose insurgency began in 1996 and spread to the DRC.’ Today’s opening drops the ADF’s description entirely, saying only that Islamic State - Central Africa Province claimed responsibility, though islamist survives twice in the body. A reader today does not learn that the group Congolese authorities blamed was identified as a Ugandan Islamist group with a decades-long insurgency.
The word “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 6 October 2023. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 2. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| islamist | 1 | 0 |
| terror | 0 | 1 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The description of the ADF as a Ugandan Islamist group whose insurgency began in 1996 and spread to the DRC was cut from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”6 October 2023 (revision 1138657616):
On 15 January 2023, a bomb exploded during a Sunday service in a Pentecostal church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It happened in Kasindi , which is in North Kivu and is close to the Ugandan border. At least 17 people were killed and 39 more were injured by the attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State . Authorities blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan Islamist group whose insurgency began in 1996 and spread to the DRC; the group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. A Kenyan was arrested at the scene. ^ “Bomb detonates in DRC church, linked to ADF” . New Vision . Retrieved 16 January 2023 . ^ “DR Congo government blames rebels for Kasindi church bombing” .…
2025 (revision 1293591186):
2023 terrorist attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo On 15 January 2023, a bomb exploded during a Sunday service in a Pentecostal church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack occurred in Kasindi in the northeastern province of North Kivu , close to the Ugandan border. The attack killed at least 17 people and left 39 more were injured. The Islamic State – Central Africa Province (IS-CAP) claimed responsibility for the attack. ^ “Bomb detonates in DRC church, linked to ADF” . New Vision . Archived from the original on 16 January 2023 . Retrieved 16 January 2023 . ^ “DR Congo government blames rebels for Kasindi church bombing” . BBC News . Archived from the origina…
Related
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- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
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