Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital

Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA 23-year-old man is in custody, police say.

What changedThe left frames it as "Four people hospitalised, one critical, after knife attack in Hamilton". The center frames it as "Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Four people hospitalised, one critical, after knife attack in Hamilton". The center frames it as "Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital".

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Aug 15, 6:39 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Aug 15, 9:26 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Stuff (New Zealand)2h ago

Four people hospitalised, one critical, after knife attack in Hamilton

A 23-year-old man is in custody after a serious assault in Maeroa left one person critically injured and three others wounded.

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Center ·News report

Radio New Zealand5h ago

Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital

A 23-year-old man is in custody, police say.

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