VOA慢速英语2016 巴基斯坦一政府班车被炸 15人殒命（在线收听）

AS IT IS 2016-03-18 Bus Bombing Kills 15 in Pakistan 巴基斯坦一政府班车被炸 15人殒命

A bomb exploded on a crowded bus Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistan town of Peshawar, killing 15 and injuring 30.

据报道，周三巴基斯坦西北部白沙瓦市一辆班车发生爆炸，目前已造成至少15人死亡、30人受伤。

Most of the victims were government employees. Video of the attack showed the explosion destroyed the bus.

多数遇难人员为政府官员。视频显示爆炸车辆已面目全非。

One eyewitness said: "The roof of the bus was completely blown off by the bomb. I saw many dead bodies and severely injured people being rushed to the hospital."

目击者称：“班车的车顶瞬间被炸飞。地上有很多尸体，幸存的伤员拼命地奔向医院。”

A police investigation concluded the bomb was hidden under a seat in the bus. 

警方调查后发现，炸弹被暗藏在班车的座位下。

An organization close to the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. The organization said the bombing was revenge for death sentences given to 13 of its fighters on Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera.

据半岛电视台报道：塔利班武装组织声称制造了此次炸弹袭击。该组织称此举是为了周二被判处死刑的13名“圣战士”而进行的报复行为。

The town of Peshawar has witnessed violence in the past. Bombings and shootings by the Pakistani Taliban have taken place there in the past months.

过去几年里，白沙瓦市不断发生恐怖袭击事件。仅过去的几个月，塔利班武装组织就制造了数起炸弹袭击和枪击事件。

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eyewitness – n. a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it

revenge – n. the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you