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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

How can I understand this sentence?

This is an excerpt from a newspaper article:
"Her mother, Fatima Khatun -- whose husband was presumed dead and sister had been raped by the security forces who had besieged their village -- replied that they were."

I'm wondering how can I understand "they were."
Could you tell me, please?

  

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". It is not possible to know what this is without more context.

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There is something omitted and implied after "they were ...". It is not possible to know what this is without more context.

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