Suicide Bombing at Pakistani Mosque Leaves at Least 12 Dead

Michael Kitchen

The attack came as hundreds of worshippers crowded into a popular Shi'ite mosque¹ for Friday prayers in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.

Initial police reports said that the bomber² mingled⁴ with the crowd and blew himself up once he had entered the prayer hall, leaving a gruesome scene of destruction in his wake.

Hospitals across Karachi are reporting blood shortages, as they struggle to deal with the incoming wounded.

Afterwards, violent protests erupted throughout the city, with demonstrators accusing the government of not doing enough to stop terrorist violence.

Provincial⁵ Interior Minister Aftab Sheikh said that the attack happened while police guarded the mosque, indicating that better security is necessary, including bomb detectors⁷. "Places of worship should be provided more security and persons entering with bombs should be able to be detected," he said.

Mr. Sheikh said that an investigation⁸ is under way and it is too early to determine a motive⁹ for the bombing.

While relations between Pakistan's majority Sunni and minority Shi'ite populations are normally good, militants¹⁰ from both sides stage occasional sectarian terror attacks.

In March, unknown assailants opened fire on a Shi'ite religious procession in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing¹¹ more than 50 people.

Pakistani political commentator¹² Ayaz Amir said that many of the country's recent terror attacks may be the result of violence spilling over from neighboring Afghanistan. "Pakistan really is in the center of so much trouble that is being caused, not really within Pakistan, but across the border," he explained.

Afghanistan faces an armed anti-government insurgency¹³ and Afghan militants are believed to have set up camps inside Pakistani territory.
注释：
worshipper [5wE:Fip E] n. 崇拜者
Shi'ite mosque 什叶派清真寺
Pakistan [7pB:kis5tB:n] n. 巴基斯坦，南亚国家。
Karachi [kE5rB:tFi] n.卡拉奇，巴基斯坦南部港口城市。
initial [i5niFEl] adj. 最初的，初始的
mingle³ with 和……混合
gruesome [5^ru:sEm] adj. 可怕的，可憎的
Interior Minister 内政部长
detector⁶ [di5tektE] n. 探测器，检波器
sectarian [sek5tZEriEn] n. 宗派主义者
assailant [E5seilEnt] n. 攻击者
religious [ri5lidVEs] adj. 宗教的
procession [prE5seFEn] n. 行列， 队伍
Quetta [5kwetE] 基达，巴基斯坦西部城市。
commentator [5kCmenteitE] n. 评论员，讲解员
insurgency [In5sE:dVEnsI] n. 叛乱
territory [5teritEri] n. 领土，版图

 

1 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

2 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。

3 mingle   

vt.使混合，使相混；vi.混合起来；相交往

参考例句：

• If we mingle with the crowd,we should not be noticed.如果我们混在人群中，就不会被注意到。
• Oil will not mingle with water.油和水不相融。

4 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

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 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。

7 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技

8 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。

9 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

10 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

11 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。

12 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

13 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网