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Police in Egypt are subjecting detainees to electric shocks, beatings and sexual assaultsaccording to detailed¹ testimonies² gathered by the BBC. The accounts cannot be independentlyverified, but human-rights campaigners say there is systematic³ torture in detention⁴. OrlaGuerin has more details.

Many of those who emerge from detention are too frightened to speak, but BBC News hasgathered detailed and credible⁵ testimony⁶ about a range of severe abuses, including the useof electric shocks. A 15-year-old school boy told us he was given repeated shocks by police whosuspected he was a member of the banned Muslim Brotherhood⁷. He said they sometimes threwwater on him to increase the pain. We heard claims of sexual assault from male and femaledetainees. And a well-known democracy activist⁸ described being kicked, beaten and punchedfor over half an hour.

Egypt's military-backed government denies the allegations. At least 3 people have been killed inclashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.The bloodiest⁹ of the demonstrations¹⁰ was in the east of the capital Cairo. Two demonstratorsand a female journalist covering the protests died when police moved in using teargas and liveammunition. Clashes were also reported in the city of Alexandria.

United Nations says there has been no improvement in the humanitarian¹¹ situation of millionsof Syrians since the Security Council passed a resolution last month intended to increase aiddeliveries. Nick Bryant reports.

It's five weeks since the Security Council in a rare moment of unanimity¹² on Syria demandedgreater access to deliver humanitarian aid. But in her first report on whether there has beencompliance with the resolution, the UN's humanitarian chief Valerie Amos painted a grim anddisturbing picture. Calling it arbitrary and unjustified, she criticized the Assad regime'sdelays in allowing aid deliveries, noted¹³ that assistance had reached just 6% of those living inbesieged areas.

Nato says the steady increase in the number of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine isa cause of concern for the alliance. Nato's media director, Lieutenant¹⁴ Colonel Jay Janzen toldthe BBC, there was some worry at Nato's headquarters, because the troop movements did notlook like an exercise, but more like a military buildup.

There has been an increase in numbers just over the last week. I mean it's not a substantialincrease, but certainly the presence isn't getting smaller. So we definitely are taking prudentaction to make sure that we have surveillance on the area. So we are keeping a very close eye.Our hope is that this is gonna be solved diplomatically and politically.

BBC News.

President Obama has discussed supplying more sophisticated weapons to Syrian rebels duringa meeting with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a desert camp outside Riyadh. Saudi Arabia isone of the key supporters of the Syrian opposition¹⁵ and it has been growing increasinglyfrustrated with US policy in Syria. The Saudis are also suspicious of improved relationsbetween the United States and Iran and worried that growing US energy independence willlead to a disengagement from the region.

Unidentified pieces of debris¹⁶ have been spotted¹⁷ in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlinesplane after the search was shifted to a new area. It's almost 3 weeks since the aircraftdisappeared. From Perth, Jonathan Head.

Within hours of the Australian authorities declaring a new search zone, the first aircraftreturned from there with reports that they had sighted objects which could be from the missingMalaysian airliner¹⁸. These objects will still need to be retrieved¹⁹ by ships which are not yet in thearea. But it's hoped they will reach it over the weekend. The new zone lies closer to the westAustralian coast which should now allow the surveillance aircraft to spend longer scanning thesea surface.

Security officials in Afghanistan say they've killed 5 gunmen who attacked a guest house usedby US based anti-land-mine charity in the capital Kabul. The official said a young Afghan girlalso died in the attack which began when a Taliban suicide bomber²⁰ detonated a vehicle at thegate. An Afghan government minister told the BBC security forces rescued 31 foreigners fromthe building.

At least 11 people have been killed in the Central African Republic in a grenade attack at afuneral in the capital Bangui. It's believed former fighters from the mostly Muslim Selekamovement carried out the attack. And in response, Christians²¹ have erected²² barricades²³ in oneof the city's neighborhoods.

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 testimonies   

（法庭上证人的）证词( testimony的名词复数 )； 证明，证据

参考例句：

• Davie poured forth his eloquence upon the controversies and testimonies of the day. 戴维向他滔滔不绝地谈那些当时有争论的问题和上帝的箴言。
• Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 22求你除掉我所受的羞辱和藐视，因我遵守你的法度。

3 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。

4 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

5 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

6 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

7 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

8 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

9 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

10 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

11 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

12 unanimity   

n.全体一致，一致同意

参考例句：

• These discussions have led to a remarkable unanimity.这些讨论导致引人注目的一致意见。
• There is no unanimity of opinion as to the best one.没有一个公认的最好意见。

13 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

14 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

15 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

16 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

17 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

18 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

19 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

20 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

21 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

22 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

23 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。