Tunisia Detains 12 in Connection with Hotel Attacks

Tunisia Detains 12 in Connection with Hotel Attacks

Tunisia has detained 12 people in connection with an attack last week that killed 38 people, an official said Thursday.

Security forces killed the gunman following the mass shooting Friday in the city of Sousse. Officials said he was the only shooter. But they have been searching for people who may have given him help before the attack.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility, just as it did when two gunmen killed 21 people at the Bardo museum in Tunis in March. Most of the dead in both attacks were foreign tourists.  

Afghan court cancels death sentences in mob killing¹ of woman

An appeals court in Afghanistan has cancelled death sentences given to four men found guilty of murder earlier this year.

One defense² attorney told VOA that three of the men were re-sentenced to 20-year terms. The fourth convict was sentenced to 10 years because he was 17 when the crime took place.

Farkhunda Malikzada was 27 years old when a mob attacked and killed her last March in Kabul. A mullah had accused her of burning the Koran just before the attack. An investigation³ showed no evidence of that accusation⁴.

At least 36 dead in Philippines boat accident

Philippine officials said at least 36 people are dead and more are missing after a passenger boat capsized in the central part of the country.

The Kim Nirvana was carrying 189 people Thursday when officials said it went down only a kilometer from Ormoc City on the island of Leyte.

The coast guard said at least 127 people have been rescued. Divers⁵ are searching for at least 26 other people.

U.S., Japan to play in Women’s World Cup final

The U.S. women’s soccer team will get a rematch with Japan, the team that beat them in the 2011 Women’s World Cup final. The two will play Sunday in Vancouver, Canada.

Japan moved forward in competition Wednesday after defeating England in play in Alberta, Canada. The score was 2-1. England player Laura Bassett made the winning goal for Japan when she accidentally sent the ball into her team's net.

Words in the News

detain – v. to keep (someone) in official custody⁶, typically for questioning about a crime or in politically sensitive situations.

tourist – n. a person who travels to a place for pleasure

mob – n. a large group or crowd of people who are angry or violent or difficult to control

capsize – v. to turn so that the bottom is on top

rematch – n. a match or game that is played by the same people or teams after an earlier match or game — usually singular

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

5 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

6 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。