巴基斯坦发生自杀式袭击

 　　ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 31 people including high rank police officials were killed and over 50 others injured on Thursday afternoon as a suicide blast hit a funeral in Pakistan's Southwest city of Quetta, local media and officials said.

　　Police officer Muhammad Tariq said that 25 policemen were among the dead while six bodies of civilians¹ including children were also shifted to hospitals.

　　Local media quoting police sources said that five high rank police officers including Deputy Inspector² General (DIG) Police Operations Fayyaz Ahmed Sumbal got killed in the attack.

　　According to the reports, the incident took place when policemen and civilians were assembling at the courtyard of a mosque³ located in the police headquarters to attend the funeral of a police official who was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Thursday morning.

　　Eyewitness⁴ said that when the convoy⁵ of high officials arrived, the suicide bomber⁶ rushed to them and exploded his jacket near the main entrance of the mosque that killed scores of policemen on spot.

　　Rescue teams and security forces rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to the Civil Hospital, and Combined Military Hospital (CMH).

　　Hospital officials said that the death toll⁷ may further rise as many of the injured are still in critical condition.

　　Bomb Disposal Squad⁸ confirmed that it was a suicide attack, adding that around 10 kilogram of explosives was used in the blast.

　　No group claimed responsibly for the attack yet.

　　Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned⁹ the attack and asked the authorities to provide the best available treatment to the injured.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

3 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

4 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。

5 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

6 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

7 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

8 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

9 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。