Son of former Lebanese PM attacked

    BEIRUT, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A hand grenade(手榴弹) was tossed late Saturday night at the residence of the son of former Lebanese（黎巴嫩） Prime Minister Omar Karami, an ally of Shiite armed group Hezbollah.
    Unidentified assailants tossed a hand grenade in the direction of the residence of the son of former Prime Minister Omar Karami in the Lebanese northern city of Tripoli, injuring two bodyguards¹. The vehicle transporting the perpetrators was identified as a black Kia, a security source said.
    Tension mounted across Lebanon in recent months over the indictment² to be issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), investigating Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination³ in 2005. The UN-backed court is believed to point the finger at Hezbollah, sparking fears of violence between Sunnis and Shiites of the country.
    Karami said failure to uncover those behind the incident would leave Tripoli prone⁴ to security incidents and instability. "From a political and security perspective, the incident is a very dangerous one," he said. "Tripoli does not belong to one group but for several parties and if every party throws a bomb at another, the city will pay the price."Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri along with several ministers, lawmakers and ambassadors as well as religious and security officials phoned Karami to condemn⁵ the incident.
    Karami's political ally, Hezbollah, released a statement describing the incident as part of attempts to deal a blow to internal stability and undermine the position of political figures, who oppose plans to instigate（唆使） strife⁶ among the Lebanese.
    Hezbollah urged political and security officials to take the necessary measures to uncover those responsible for the incident and put them on trial.
    Tripoli has witnessed over the past years several security incidents and a number of armed clashes mostly between the neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh, which houses a Sunni majority, and Jabal Mohsen, which embraces an Alawite community, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 bodyguards   

n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句

2 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

3 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

4 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

5 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

6 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。