Spanish Police Arrest Algerian in Bombing Case

Spanish Police Arrest Algerian in Bombing Case

 

Gil Carbajal

 

Police in Spain have arrested an Algerian man and are searching for at least five Moroccans suspected of involvement in last Thursday's bombings in Madrid. Another person died Tuesday of injuries received in the attack, bringing the death toll¹ to 201.

 

The police continue to turn up leads linking Islamic extremists to the bombings. One of the men under arrest has been identified as Moroccan Jamal Zougam. Spanish and foreign news reports quote investigators² as saying he may be linked to the people responsible for a terrorist attack in Casablanca last May that killed more than 40 people.

 

Mr. Zougam, his half-brother and his business partner ran a mobile telephone store in Madrid. They are all in custody³. Mobile phones were used as timers for the Madrid bombs.

 

Police are now searching for as many as five more Moroccans. Morocco has sent a team of agents to collaborate⁴ with Spanish police in the investigation⁵ of the bombings.

 

In addition, Basque regional police arrested an Algerian man on Tuesday, after recalling that when he was arrested in January for drug trafficking he threatened that Madrid would be filled with dead bodies. He specifically mentioned the Atocha station, where three of the bombs went off aboard a commuter⁶ train.

 

Meanwhile, Spaniards continue to mourn the victims of the attack. There was a memorial funeral service Tuesday in Madrid's cathedral, and people set up improvised⁸ shrines¹⁰ with candles, flowers, and placards around Atocha station. Balconies and public places all over the city are adorned¹¹ with black ribbons.

 

Officials say that of the more than 200 people killed, nearly 25 have not yet been identified. More than 200 of the 1,600 injured remain in the hospital, and doctors say at least eight are in extremely critical condition.

 

The reaction of the Spanish people to the terrorist attacks is believed to have been a key factor in the upset victory of the Socialist¹² party in Sunday's parliamentary election. The party leader, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, will be the new prime minister. On Monday, he repeated his harsh criticism of the war in Iraq, saying that violence only breeds more violence.

 

Some analysts¹³ say many Spanish voters felt the current government's support for the war put Spain on the terrorists' list of targets. And they warn that if terrorists think they can change the course of politics in Western countries, they could be encouraged to launch more such attacks, particularly just before elections.

 

注释：

Algerian [Al5dViriEn] adj. 阿尔及利亚的

Moroccan [mE5rRkEN] n. 摩洛哥人

death toll  死亡人数

turn up  寻找

Islamic [Iz5lAmIk] adj. 伊斯兰的，伊斯兰教的

Casablanca [7kAsE5blANkE] 卡萨布兰卡

half-brother 同母异父兄弟；同父异母兄弟

custody [5kQstEdi] n. 被监禁

collaborate with  合作

Basque [bAsk] adj. 巴斯克人的

drug trafficking  毒品走私，贩卖假药

Atocha station  马德里的第一个火车站

commuter train 市郊火车

cathedral [kE5Wi:drEl] n. 大教堂

improvise⁷ [5imprEvaiz] v. 临时准备

shrine⁹ [Frain] n.神祠

placard [5plAkB:d] n. 布告

balcony [5bAlkEni] n. 包厢，（戏院）楼厅

ribbon [5ribEn] n. 丝带，带子

harsh [hB:F] adj. 苛刻的，刺耳的

breed [bri:d] v. 酿成，是……的来源

 

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

5 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。

6 commuter   

n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
• She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

7 improvise   

v.即兴创作；临时准备，临时凑成

参考例句：

• If an actor forgets his words，he has to improvise.演员要是忘记台词，那就只好即兴现编。
• As we've not got the proper materials,we'll just have to improvise.我们没有弄到合适的材料，只好临时凑合了。

8 improvised   

a.即席而作的,即兴的

参考例句：

• He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。
• We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles. 我们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个临时帐蓬。

9 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

10 shrines   

圣地，圣坛，神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
• Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。

11 adorned   

[计]被修饰的

参考例句：

• The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
• And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。

12 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

13 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。