past perfect tense

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past perfect tense

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I read a reading exercise on your website about Greta Thunberg.
(https://www.englishclub.com/reading/env ... -greta.php)

"Within a few days she was being interviewed by reporters, other kids had joined her, and she was being supported by Greenpeace activists and others."

I want to know why the author used the past perfect tense where I marked in bold.

Thank you in advance.
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For the normal reason, i.e. here that the act of her being joined by the other kids preceded the time of the interview.
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