Hey all, We just published "News on Wikipedia: Stock markets plunge, train attack thwarted, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL:
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/25/stocks-plunge-train-attack/ We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread through the rest of the week to keep things timely. Please do comment for tone. *Twitter:* • An airshow jet crashed into cars on a busy road last week. #NewsOnWikipedia • The ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Syria has been destroyed by ISIL. #NewsOnWikipedia • This week wasn't great for stockbrokers. #NewsOnWikipedia • A wildfire raging in Washington just became the state's largest ever. #NewsOnWikipedia • Train passengers fought off a gunman in France last week. #NewsOnWikipedia *Facebook/G+:* • At least eleven drivers were killed on Saturday as a jet plane crashed into a busy English road. #NewsOnWikipedia • The Temple of Baalshamin had stood for thousands of years. This week, it was announced ISIL had destroyed it. #NewsOnWikipedia • This wasn't a good week to be a stockbroker... #NewsOnWikipedia • A wildfire in Washington state has now burnt through over 400 square miles of land. #NewsOnWikipedia • Seven train passengers were awarded France's highest honor for their role in subduing a gunman. #NewsOnWikipedia best, Joe -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)>
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