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213 印尼雅加达发生爆炸14人受伤
14 Injured in Jakarta Church Explosion
Patricia Nunan
Jakarta
22 Jul 2001 06:22 UTC
Explosions at two churches in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Sunday morning injured at least 14 people. It is not yet known who is responsible for the blasts, or whether they are linked to political 1)upheaval in the country. The explosions come one day after Indonesia's 2)parliament voted to begin formal 3)impeachment proceedings against President Abdurrahman Wahid.
A subdued crowd milled around the gate of the Santa Anna Catholic church in eastern Jakarta. People were looking at a white board set up in the church 4)parking lot, on which police and church officials had written the names of those injured in the 5)explosion. It occurred during Sunday morning mass.
A second explosion rocked a nearby Protestant church some 30 minutes later. Mass there had already ended.
At the Santa Ana Church, a man explained how he thinks the blast occurred. "The bomb had to be set from behind - inside the church," he says. "If they [the perpetrators] tried to go in the front, we'd have seen them leave again."
Others recalled a series of bomb blasts that 6)ripped through roughly a dozen churches across Indonesia last Christmas Eve - claiming 17 lives. Police made some arrests at that time, but no clear motive for those blasts has ever been established.
"We heard, you know, in Christmas there is bomb, and I think, it 's common news for us. And, until now, I really did not suppose that it would get impact to us like this," says another eye 7)witness.
It is unclear if the latest blasts are linked to the political upheaval in the country.
The explosions come the day after Parliament decided to 8)initiate impeachment proceedings against President Wahid, and ordered him to appear Monday before lawmakers to give an accounting of his presidency. Mr. Wahid says the special assembly session is illegal and that he will not appear before the 9)legislature.
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(2) parliament[5pB:lEmEnt]n.国会, 议会
(3) impeachment n.弹劾, 指摘
(4) parking lot[5pB:kIN]n.停车场
(5) explosion[Ik5splEJV(E)n]n.爆发, 发出, 爆炸
(6) rip[rIp]v.撕,剥,劈,锯,裂开,撕裂n.裂口,裂缝
(7) witness[5wItnIs]n.[律]证人, 目击者vt.目击, 为...作证, 证明vi.作证
(8) initiate[I5nIFIEt]vt.开始, 发动, 传授v.开始, 发起
(9) legislature[5ledVIsleItFE(r)]n.立法机关, 立法机构
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