Tel Aviv central bus station massacre: what Wikipedia removed
Twenty-three civilians were killed when two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station in January 2003. Through 2020 the opening reported that “the Palestinian militant organization Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.” The word is nowhere in the article today, and the sentence naming who claimed responsibility is gone entirely. A reader today does not learn which organization claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed 23 people.
The word “militant” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2015. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. 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 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| militant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| massacre | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| martyr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 sentence naming Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades as the group that claimed responsibility is gone entirely from the article.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2015 (revision 659256215):
The Tel Aviv central bus station massacre was an attack which occurred on January 5, 2003 in which two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv , Israel , killing 23 civilians and injuring over 100. After the attack, the Palestinian militant organization Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
2025 (revision 1289157221):
2003 suicide bombings in Tel Aviv, Israel Not to be confused with Egyptian airstrike on the Old Tel Aviv central bus station . The Tel Aviv central bus station massacre was an attack which occurred on January 5, 2003 in which two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv , Israel , killing 23 civilians and injuring over 100. ^ “CNN.com - Suicide bombings kill 23 in Tel Aviv - Jan. 6, 2003” . CNN . Retrieved 2024-06-19 . ^ Jenkins, Brian Michael. “Suicide Bombings Against Trains and Buses, Are Lethal but Few in Number” (PDF) .
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