Original sentence: It was reported by the Los Angeles times that the soldier killed  was a member of the "hard chargers",  a group whose goal was to incite agitation in order to gain a response that would justify military retaliation  (see for instance, ).Moreover, relations between American and Panamanian civilians had traditionally been cordial, and this state of affairs had not changed significantly prior to the invasion, a fact which had been widely reported in the international press
Edited sentence: Several members of the european press reported good relations between civilians of America and Panama.The soldier killed was trying to drive through a road block to a sensitive Panamanian defense building.The soldier was a member on the "hard chargers" a group whose goal was to incite agetation in order to gain a response that would justify invasion