巴基斯坦西北部发生自杀式爆炸15人死亡

 　　ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed and over 45 others injured in a suicide blast that targeted a political gathering¹ of Awami National Party (ANP) in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city on Tuesday night, local media reported.

　　Local Urdu TV channel Geo TV said that a suicide bomber² blew up himself near the car of ANP's leader Haroon Bilaur as soon as he left it to address the public.

　　Police said that target of the blast was Haroon Bilaur and his uncle, former Railway minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilaur who got slight injuries in the blast.

　　The injured people were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital where several of them were said to be in critical condition.

　　City Central Police Official of Peshawar confirmed that two policemen were killed in the blast.

　　Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector³ General of bomb disposal squad⁴, said that an estimated four to six kg of explosives were used in the blast.

　　ANP's leadership frequently comes under the terrorist attacks in the province due to their explicit⁵ criticism on Taliban militants⁶.

　　Earlier on Dec. 22 last year, Bashir Bilour, brother of Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, was killed in a suicide blast in a political gathering in Peshawar.

　　Chief of ANP, Asfand Yar Wali, talking to media, said that Tuesday night's blast was the fourth attack on ANP's leadership over the last seven days in which several people were killed and injured.

　　"We become an easy target of militants as we couldn't get proper security despite our repeated request to the government," said Wali.

　　The banned outfit⁷ Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack and said that target of the attack was Haroon Bilour, who remained unhurt in the incident.

　　Federal Interior Minister Malik Habib condemned⁸ the attack and sought a quick inquiry⁹ into the incident.

　　Both President Asif Ali Zardari and care taker Prime Minister Mir Hazar khan Khoso condemned the blast on ANP's leadership and directed hospital leadership to provide best medical treatment to the injured people.

1 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。

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 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

4 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

5 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

6 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。

7 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

8 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

9 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。