2006年VOA标准英语-India Blames Pakistan for July Train Bombings

By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
30 September 2006

Indian police have accused Pakistan's military intelligence agency of planning the deadly train bombings that killed more than 180 people in Mumbai in July. Islamabad has denied the charge.

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A fire officer stands near destroyed a train coach in Mumbai 
  
Mumbai police commissioner¹, A.N. Roy, charged Pakistan's Inter² Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) with masterminding the deadly blasts that ripped apart commuter³ trains on July 11.  

Mumbai's police chief says the case has been cracked, and the investigation⁴ has revealed that the ISI planned the attacks, along with the Pakistan-based Islamic militant⁵ group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. He says they were assisted by a banned Islamic group, called the Students' Islamic Movement of India.

The bombs exploded within 15 minutes on seven commuter trains at evening rush hour on July 11, in India's financial capital, killing⁶ more than 180 people and wounding nearly 800.  It was one of the worst terror attacks in India.

Roy said planning for the Mumbai attacks began in March. 

The police chief charged that the explosives used in the blasts had been brought in from Pakistan, and that operatives who carried out the bombings were also trained in that country.

He said the bombs were packed into pressure cookers and placed on the trains.

Pakistan denied the allegations. Pakistan's deputy information minister, Tariq Azim, demanded that India provide Islamabad with any evidence it has.

 
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf shake hands in Havana, Cuba (file photo) 
  
The Mumbai blasts have already cast a shadow on a two-year peace process between the two countries. New Delhi abruptly⁷ halted peace talks with its neighbor in the wake of the bombings, saying the attackers had support from across the border.

However, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf recently decided⁸ to resume the peace process, and establish a joint⁹ mechanism¹⁰ to fight terrorism.  But several analysts¹¹ say New Delhi's suspicions that Islamabad fuels terrorism in India will make it difficult for the two countries to work together to fight terror.

New Delhi has repeatedly charged that terror attacks in India have support from groups across the border.  Pakistan denies any involvement.

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

3 commuter   

n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
• She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 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。

6 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。

7 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

10 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

11 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。