Militants Attack Pakistani Prison, 250 Escape

　　A curfew has been imposed in the northwest Pakistani city of Dera Ismail Khan after a massive jail break.

 

　　As many as 150 heavily-armed militants¹ attacked a central jail over night, freeing the prisoners in a raid which has left at least 14-people dead.

 

　　Some 250 prisoners have managed to escape.

 

　　25 of them are described as "dangerous terrorists" by local authorities.

 

　　Local authorities say the attackers used machine guns and explosive devices in the assault.

 

　　"Last night terrorists attacked, they detonated improvised² explosive devices at different places around the prison. 12 were big and nearly 200 smaller ones".

 

　　Security forces say the attackers were wearing police uniforms, and used megaphones to call out the names of specific prisoners.

 

　　So far only 9 of the prisoners who escaped have been recaptured.

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 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。