埃及警方否认使用致命武器

 　　埃及警方否认使用致命武器

　　CAIRO - Egyptian police spokesman said Saturday that the police forces only used tear gas in the clashes erupted on Friday.

　　Hany Abdel Latif, the spokesman, denied in a televised statement that police officers fired live bullets at protesters, and blamed the Muslim Brotherhood¹ (MB) for the deadly clashes in Cairo.

　　Police "used no more than tear gas" in the clashes, Latif said, adding the Islamist protesters started the violence.

　　At least 31 people were killed in overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted² Morsi, and between pro-Morsi protesters and police forces across Egypt, Latif added.

　　Earlier Saturday, however, the MB said in a statement posted on its official website that at least 120 people were killed and more 4,500 others wounded, most of them suffered gunshot wounds in confrontations³ between pro-Morsi protesters and security forces in the Naser street in Cairo.

1 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

2 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句