印尼警察逮捕9名恐怖分子嫌疑人

AS IT IS 2015-12-23 Indonesian Police Arrest Nine Terror Suspects 印尼警察逮捕9名恐怖分子嫌疑人

Indonesian police have arrested nine people they believe were planning suicide attacks in the capital of Jakarta.

The attacks were allegedly planned for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. 

Police say the Islamic militant² suspects were linked to two terrorist networks. They say one of the networks was linked to the Islamic State terror group.

A police official said books on jihad were found in the house of one of the suspects, along with bomb-making supplies. There was also a map of Jakarta. 

Information about the alleged¹ planning was given to Indonesian police by American and Australian law enforcement agencies.

The arrests took place in five cities on the island of Java. 

Police say they are searching for more suspected terrorists.

An Indonesian news website reported that the country’s military chief said he plans to deploy³ more than 150,000 security forces to guard churches and public places during the holidays.

Words in This Story

suicide – n. of or relating to killing⁴ oneself; used especially to describe something that is done by a person who plans and expects to be killed while doing it

jihad – n. a war fought by Muslims to defend or spread their beliefs

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

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 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。