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AS IT IS 2016-01-03 Suicide Attack Kills 26 in Pakistan 自杀式袭击血洗巴基斯坦一政府办公区 26人丧生
A suicide bomber1 in northwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and left more than 40 wounded last week.
The explosion occurred in the Pakistani city of Mardan. The blast took place outside the door of a government office. The office was the National Database and Registration2 Authority. That office was in charge of issuing national identity cards.
The attacker arrived at the office’s gate on a motorbike. The cyclist was stopped by a security guard. He detonated an explosive vest, according to a witness. An investigation3 into the identity of the bomber is underway.
A Pakistani official said if the bomber was not stopped at the gate, the death toll4 would have been higher. It is estimated that the rider was carrying up to 12 kilograms of explosives.
A BBC report said about 50 people were wounded in the blast. Some were injured critically. Most of those killed or injured were civilians5.
The attack is one of the deadliest in Pakistan since a December 2014 massacre6 left 150 students and teachers dead in Peshawar, the BBC reported.
A faction7 of the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. In a statement sent to VOA, the group said it targeted the office because it is part of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism war.
But a spokesman for the mainstream8 Taliban in Pakistan said the Taliban had nothing to do with the bombing in Mardan.
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blast – n. a powerful explosion
motorbike – n. a small motorcycle
cyclist – n. some who rides a motorcycle or bicycle
detonate – v. to explode or to cause something to explode
massacre – n. the violent killing9 of many people
faction – n. a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group
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n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者 | |
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2 registration | |
n.登记,注册,挂号 | |
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3 investigation | |
n.调查,调查研究 | |
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4 toll | |
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟) | |
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5 civilians | |
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓 | |
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6 massacre | |
n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀 | |
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7 faction | |
n.宗派,小集团;派别;派系斗争 | |
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8 mainstream | |
n.(思想或行为的)主流;adj.主流的 | |
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9 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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