巴基斯坦自杀式袭击致至少50人死亡

AS IT IS 2016-03-28 At Least 50 Dead in Pakistan Suicide Bombing 巴基斯坦自杀式袭击致至少50人死亡

Pakistani officials said a suicide bomber¹ attacked a crowded public park in Lahore Sunday night, killing² more than 50 people and wounding another 300.

A government official said most of the victims were women and children. He said some of those brought to the hospital were seriously wounded.

The Reuters news agency reported the bomb exploded in a parking area close to the children’s playground. Witnesses said Christian³ families celebrating the Easter holiday were in the park when the attack took place. But it is not clear if the bomber targeted the Christians⁴, who are a minority in Pakistan.

Protest in Islamabad

Separately, in Islamabad, thousands of Pakistanis gathered to protest the execution last month of a man who had been charged with killing a provincial⁵ governor. Most of the protesters are activist⁶ members of Islamic parties.

In 2011, Mumtaz Qadri shot and killed Punjab’s governor Salman Taseer. The governor had called for the country’s Islamic law against blasphemy⁷ to be changed.

Police fired tear gas to try to end the gathering⁸. But the protest continued. The protesters were reported to be trying to reach the parliament building. Witnesses said police had little tear gas left to use on the protesters.

Some of the demonstrators set fires near a public bus service center that links Islamabad with neighboring Rawalpindi.

An Army spokesman said the government had told the military to help control the protesters and protect the area of Islamabad where parliament, the supreme⁹ court and other important government buildings and embassies are located.

Words in This Story

blasphemy – n. great disrespect shown to God or to something holy

tear gas – n. a gas that makes people unable to see by causing their eyes to be filled with tears and that is used especially by the police or military to separate large groups of people

1 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。

2 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。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

5 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

6 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

7 blasphemy   

n.亵渎，渎神

参考例句：

• His writings were branded as obscene and a blasphemy against God.他的著作被定为淫秽作品，是对上帝的亵渎。
• You have just heard his blasphemy!你刚刚听到他那番亵渎上帝的话了！

8 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

9 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。