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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 23, 12:59 PM
ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia leader
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani oversaw brutal detention tactics, including torture, at Bangui facility, ICC judges rule.
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ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia leader
ABC News - International and Al Jazeera English describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Mahamat Said Abdel Kani oversaw brutal detention tactics, including torture, at Bangui facility, ICC judges rule.
The headline split The left frames it as "ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture". The center frames it as "ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia leader".
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Left / center-leftICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterICC convicts former Central African Republic militia leader
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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 23, 1:14 PM
ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture
Judges at the International Criminal Court have convicted former Seleka rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of persecution and torture as crimes against humanity committed while he ran...
Details29/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
29/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 29/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.