U.S. says al-Qaeda no. 2 killed: report

 WASHINGTON, June 5 (www.tingvoa.com) -- U.S. officials on Tuesday was quoted as saying Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaeda's number two leader, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.

CNN quoted an anonymous¹ U.S. official as saying the attack took place Monday in North Waziristan region, near the Pakistan- Afghanistan border, and at least six missiles were fired at a militant² compound near the town of Mir Ali. It was the 21st suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan this year.

The official was quoted as saying al-Libi's death marks one of the most significant blows to al-Qaeda since Osama bin³ Laden⁴ was killed over a year ago. He rose to second-in-command behind Ayman al-Zawahiri, who replaced bin Laden as the group's leader.

The official was also quoted as saying al-Libi played a critical role in the group's planning against the West, providing oversight⁵ of the external operations efforts, and he would be hard to replace.

A Libyan, al-Libi was captured in 2002 and held by U.S. forces in Bagram detention⁶ facility in Afghanistan, but escaped on the night of July 10, 2005. U.S. government has a one million dollar bond on his head.

1 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

4 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

5 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

6 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。