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Irish TimesNews report · Jun 24, 5:04 PM
Parnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’
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Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court
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Parnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’
Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court
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As of June 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court.
The headline split The left frames it as "Man accused of Parnell Square attack denied to gardaí that he 'went for the smallest chil...". The center frames it as "Parnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’".
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Left / center-leftMan accused of Parnell Square attack denied to gardaí that he 'went for the smallest children'
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterParnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’
Irish Times · Center · News report
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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Jun 24, 3:39 PM
Man accused of Parnell Square attack denied to gardaí that he 'went for the smallest children'
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The jury was shown footage of interviews with the accused at Mountjoy Garda Station.
Details54/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
54/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Jun 24, 5:04 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.