VOA标准英语2008年-Yemen Arrests Suspects in US Embassy Bombing

Al Arabiya TV is reporting the Yemeni government has arrested at least 25 people in a crackdown on militants¹ thought to be involved in an attack Wednesday on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. For VOA, Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut.

The Yemeni government has reportedly rounded up more than two dozen Islamic militants with suspected ties to al-Qaida, which authorities believe is involved with the deadly car bomb attack Wednesday against the U.S. Embassy.

Al Arabiya TV reports that Yemeni police launched the crackdown, amid threats of further attacks against Western targets. The suspects are reportedly being interrogated² by U.S. and Yemeni investigators³.
　
A U.S. Embassy employee inspects a damaged vehicle in front of the main entrance of the embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 Sep 2008

A U.S. official, who refused to be named, confirmed that a team of American investigators had been sent to Yemen, and U.S. Embassy spokesman Ryan Gliha said that both sides are cooperating.

"A joint⁴ investigation⁵ has now begun," he said, "with cooperation between the Yemeni government, the Yemeni security forces and officials from the U.S. Embassy."

An eyewitness⁶ also reported that he had seen foreign investigators in front of the embassy walls, examining debris⁷.

U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the assault bears the hallmarks of al-Qaida, but the U.S. has not concluded who is to blame. A group calling itself Islamic Jihad in Yemen claimed responsibility and threatened further strikes.

The French Press Agency says the group is also demanding the U.S. and British embassies in Yemen be closed if President Ali Abdallah Saleh does not release imprisoned⁸ Islamic militants.

The Yemeni government has arrested groups of Islamic militants in recent years, but 23 escaped from prison in 2006, and a number of others were released after pledging not to resort to violence.

At least 16 people, including six assailants, died in yesterday's multi-pronged attack against the U.S. Embassy, which reportedly involved two car bombs.

One U.S. citizen, 18-year-old Susan Albaneh, who is married to a Yemeni national, was killed along with her husband in front of the embassy in the Wednesday attack. It was the second attack on the U.S. Embassy in six months and the fourth since 2003.

 

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 interrogated   

v.询问( interrogate的过去式和过去分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
• Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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》

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

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 eyewitness   

n.目击者，见证人

参考例句：

• The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
• He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。

7 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。

8 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。