VOA常速英语2019--索马里首都发生骇人爆炸袭击（在线收听）

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A huge vehicle bomb exploded in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu, today. According to AP, at least 80 people were killed in the blast at a busy intersection. AP correspondent Maria Shapley reports.

今天，索马里首都摩加迪休发生一辆大型汽车遭遇炸弹爆炸事故。根据美联社的报道，至少80多人在某繁忙十字路口的爆炸事故中死亡。下面请听美联社记者玛利亚·夏普利发回的报道。

It was one of the deadliest attacks in Mogadishu in recent memory. The toll is likely to rise as scores of people are rushed to hospitals. University students were among those killed.

这次爆炸事件是最近摩加迪休发生的最为致命的袭击之一。死伤人数有可能持续攀升，因为目前还有数十人在被紧急送往医院的路上。遇难者中还有大学生。

Police said the dead also included two Turkish nationals.

警方表示，死者中还有2名土耳其人。

Officials said the blast targeted a tax collection center during the morning rush hour as Somalia returned to work after its weekend.

一些工作人员表示，这次爆炸事故的目标是在上下班高峰时间在某征税中心引发爆炸，这时的索马里还都在周末过后重返工作岗位的路上。

Images from the scene showed the mangled frames of vehicles and bodies lying on the ground.

来自现场的一些图片显示，有许多严重损毁的车辆和遗体都躺在地面上。

There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab often carries out such attacks.

事故发生后没有任何方面立刻承认是其所为。与基地组织有关的青年党经常进行这类袭击。