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BBC WorldNews report · Sep 22, 2:03 PM
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
Three churches and three luxury hotels were targeted in the 2019 attacks which killed 270.
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Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
ABC News - International and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Three churches and three luxury hotels were targeted in the 2019 attacks which killed 270.
The headline split The left frames it as "Sri Lankan court finds 15 guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings". The center frames it as "Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly Easter Sunday bombings".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
48/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSri Lankan court finds 15 guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterSri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
BBC World · Center · News report
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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 22, 1:34 PM
Sri Lankan court finds 15 guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings
A Sri Lankan court has found 15 men guilty of involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
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NPRNews report · Sep 22, 1:30 PM
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings
The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners.
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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Sep 22, 1:23 PM
Sri Lanka convicts 15 men over deadly bombing that killed two Australians
The bombings, considered the deadliest in Sri Lanka's recent history, were carried out on churches and three luxury tourist hotels.
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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Sep 22, 1:17 PM
15 men found guilty for roles in 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka
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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 22, 1:05 PM
Sri Lankan court finds 15 men guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings
A Sri Lankan court has found 15 men guilty of involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 22, 12:48 PM
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
The coordinated bombings in April 2019 were carried out at three tourist hotels and three churches, killing 279 people.
Details48/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
48/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 22, 12:48 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.
Sep 22, 1:05 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Sep 22, 1:17 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Sep 22, 1:23 PM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.