2014年CRI 孟买发生大规模踩踏事故 塔利班袭击喀布尔一餐厅

 

At least 18 people were killed and over 50 others injured in a stampede in Mumbai in the early hours of Saturday.

A senior police official says the incident happened near the residence of a Muslim spiritual leader in posh Malabar area of the financial capital,

where hundreds of people converged¹ from across the country and abroad to pay their last respects to him.

While 18 people died on the spot,

those injured have been admitted to a local hospital where the condition of some are said to be serious.

Twenty one people, including 13 foreigners, were killed in Friday's terror attack at the Lebanese Restaurant in Afghan capital Kabul.

The UN mission office in Kabul said that

four UN staff members, including International Monetary² Fund (IMF) country representative, were among those killed in the bloody³ incident.

UN secretary-general Ban ki-moon has condemned⁴ in the strongest terms the horrific attack.

The Taliban insurgent⁵ group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack,

saying in a statement the suicide bombers⁶ targeted foreign occupiers.

At least 18 people were killed and over 50 others injured in a stampede in Mumbai in the early hours of Saturday.

A senior police official says the incident happened near the residence of a Muslim spiritual leader in posh Malabar area of the financial capital, where hundreds of people converged from across the country and abroad to pay their last respects to him.

While 18 people died on the spot, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital where the condition of some are said to be serious.

Twenty one people, including 13 foreigners, were killed in Friday's terror attack at the Lebanese Restaurant in Afghan capital Kabul.

The UN mission office in Kabul said that four UN staff members, including International Monetary Fund (IMF) country representative, were among those killed in the bloody incident.

UN secretary-general Ban ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms the horrific attack.

The Taliban insurgent group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack, saying in a statement the suicide bombers targeted foreign occupiers.

1 converged   

v.（线条、运动的物体等）会于一点( converge的过去式 )；（趋于）相似或相同；人或车辆汇集；聚集

参考例句：

• Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally. 成千上万的支持者从四面八方汇聚伦敦举行集会。
• People converged on the political meeting from all parts of the city. 人们从城市的四面八方涌向这次政治集会。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

4 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

5 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

6 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》