比利时怀疑更多伊斯兰国组织成员将返回欧洲

AS IT IS 2016-04-21 Belgium Believes More IS Recruits to Return to Europe 比利时怀疑更多伊斯兰国组织成员将返回欧洲

Officials in Belgium say they have evidence that members of the Islamic State group are looking to return to Europe.

The Associated Press reports that names are added almost daily to the list of the Islamic State attackers that killed 130 people in Paris and 32 in Brussels. The list of their supporters is also growing.

Paul Van Tigchelt is the head of the Belgian government’s crisis center. He said intelligence shows foreign terrorist fighters in Syria want to return “not just to Belgium, but to Europe to carry out an attack.”

Patrick Skinner, a former case officer for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, told the AP that the Brussels-Paris IS network is a “supercell.”

“This is a highly functioning cell,” he said. “You’re looking at 50 people (in this group).” He added that an extremist cell usually has six to 10 members.

Skinner is now with the Soufan Group, a security advisory¹ business.

Two terror attacks have taken place in Europe during the past six months. Ten men were known to be involved in the Paris attacks on November 13, 2015.

On March 22, three attackers carried out suicide bombings in Belgium. Two of the bombs exploded at a Brussels airport. The third bombing was at a train station.

A fourth bomber², Mohamed Abrini, could not explode his bomb and was arrested in Brussels on April 8.

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network – n. a group of people or organizations that are closely connected and that work with each other

supercell – n. a large group of people who work together secretly as part of a larger organization or group

1 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

2 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。