Talk:As many as 100 civilians die in Afghan raid

From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Please re-word or remove from text[edit]

"Last year, about 2,000 civilians were killed in fighting against the Taliban, according to the UN." Direct quotations need to be cited as quotations or put into one's own words. News CENTRAL/S. ASIA 'Up to 100 dead' in Afghan raid. SriMesh | talk 18:10, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re-worded. tempodivalse 23:53, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This wording doesn't work: "Approximately 2,000 civilians were killed in fighting against the Taliban in 2008, to the United Nations says."
The what to the UN? --SVTCobra 23:58, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, I forgot to omit a word when rephrasing; the second "the" has been removed. Does it sound better now? tempodivalse 00:11, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added portuguese: pt:Mais de 100 pessoas morrem por bombardeio estadunidense no Afeganistão. 20:46, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Done Tempodivalse [talk] 20:51, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]