'to be killed' vs 'to have been killed'

[Tan Elaine]

The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said 160 people were reported to be killed in Syria last Friday.

Would it be wrong if I replaced 'to be killed' with 'to have been killed'?

Thanks.

 

[5jj]

The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said 160 people were reported to be killed in Syria last Friday.

Would it be wrong if I replaced 'to be killed' with 'to have been killed'?

No. You would be correcting a mistake.

 

[anhnha]

No. You would be correcting a mistake.

Hi,
I get confused with "to have been killed".
Why it is not "were killed" or "had been killed"?
Thanks!

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[bhaisahab]

Hi,
I get confused with "to have been killed".
Why it is not "were killed" or "had been killed"?
Thanks!

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Neither would work after "reported". These would be correct:
The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said 160 people were reported to have been killed in Syria last Friday.
The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said 160 people were reported killed in Syria last Friday.
The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said 160 people had been killed in Syria last Friday.
The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said 160 people were killed in Syria last Friday.

 

[Tan Elaine]

Many thanks,Bhaisahab, for the sentences you provided. They give a very clear answer to Anhnha's question.