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forlan  +  693054 Wed, 01 Apr 09 05:05 AM
i am confuse with the tittle of news. i have qouted from Aljazeera.
afghan city mayor killed in blast.

i think the tittle must be " afghan city mayor have been killed in blast.

am i right ?
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Yoong Liat, 236 days ago
forlan
“i am confuse with the tittle of news. i have qouted from Aljazeera.
afghan city mayor killed in blast.

i think the tittle must be " Afghan city mayor have has been killed in blast.

am i right ? Am I right?

”
It should be 'has'. 

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AlpheccaStars  +  693060 Wed, 01 Apr 09 05:55 AM
 It is common in news titles to use fragments (not complete sentences), and omit words while preserving the meaning.  You will very frequently see titles like this one. 
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auck2me, 236 days ago


afghan city mayor Has been killed in blast .

forlan, 236 days ago
thanks for all the answerer
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