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“自杀式”爆炸,这是要闹哪样?

2017-12-12  本文已影响4人  英语学习社

据美媒报道,当地时间11日早上,美国纽约市发生一起爆炸事件,一名嫌犯被警方拘留,包括嫌犯在内4人受伤。据悉,该嫌犯受到了极端组织恐怖主义思想的影响。

Subway bomber wounds self, three victims in New York

NEW YORK - ABangladeshi[孟加拉国的]man set offa homemade pipe bombstrapped to his body in a crowded New York Citycommuter hubduring themorning rush houron Monday, officials said, immediately calling it an attempted terrorist attack.

The suspect, Akayed Ullah, 27, was taken to a hospital after suffering burns from the explosive device, which was attached to his body withVelcro[1]andzip ties[尼龙搭扣带]and did not fully ignite, officials said.

[1]韦尔克鲁(Velcro)材料的使用,使防弹衣的质量在人体躯干得以均匀分配,极大地提高了穿着者的机动灵活性。

Investigators told Reuters they believe the attack in midtown Manhattan was intended to bea suicide bombing.

The blast, which occurred around 7 am (1200 GMT) ina busy underground passagewaybetween the subway stationunderneaththe Port Authority Bus Terminal[港务局巴士总站]and the Times Square subway station, sent commuters fleeing for the exits and police officers rushing to the scene, as officialsscrambled[2]toreroute trainsandshut down streets.

[2]scramble

1)[VT]to try to do something difficult very quickly  仓促完成〔困难的事〕

scramble to do sth

Theywere scrambling togive the impression that the situation was in control.

他们急于给人一种形势已得到控制的印象。

2)[VI]to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help you〔迅速而吃力地〕爬,攀登

[+ up/down/over etc]

They tried toscramble upthe cliff.

他们想爬上悬崖。

3)to struggle or compete with other people to get or reach something

争夺,抢夺

[+ for]

Thousands of people will bescrambling fortickets.

将有数千人抢购门票。

Three people, including a police officer, suffered minor injuries.

The attack came just six weeks after police say an Uzbek man, Sayfullo Saipov,plowed a truckthrougha crowd of pedestriansalong a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight in an act for which Islamic State later claimed responsibility. In September 2016, a man injured 31 people when he set off a homemade bomb in New York'sChelsea[切尔西]neighborhood.

In recent years,numerous peopleclaiming to be inspired by Islamic State havecarried out attacksacross Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

A law enforcement official familiar with the Ullah investigation said investigators have found evidence that he watched Islamic State propaganda on the internet.

The weapon used in Monday's attack was "amateur-level," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference near the explosion site. He told CNN the homemade bomb may not have fully ignited, possiblylimiting the damage.

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