贝鲁特伊朗使馆遭爆炸袭击

 　　TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iranian officials said on Tuesday that "foreign elements" were behind the blasts that targeted Iran' s embassy in Lebanon's capital Beirut in the morning.

　　In a telephone conversation with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the perpetrators of the blasts "were provoked by the extremists and foreign elements to destabilize the region and Lebanon."

　　"Such incidents cannot divide the Lebanese people and the officials," said Rouhani, adding that "the leaders of the country will secure the unity¹ and stability of Lebanon with prudence²."

　　Suleiman also condemned³ the blasts, saying that "the Lebanese government will do its utmost to arrest and punish the perpetrators."

　　According to Lebanon's National News Agency, a suicide bomber⁴ blew himself up in a parking lot near the Iranian embassy at 10:15 a.m. (0815 GMT) on Tuesday, followed by another suicide car bombing near the embassy.

　　A local security source estimated the weight of the explosive materials used in the explosion to be around 100 kg of TNT.

　　Lebanon's caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said some 146 were injured in the blasts and the death toll⁵ reached 23, adding that this number could increase. Later reports confirmed that the embassy's cultural attache, Ebrahim Ansari, was killed in the incident.

　　Iranian Foreign Ministry⁶ spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham strongly condemned the deadly blasts, calling them an "inhumane crime and spiteful measure by the Zionists (Israelis) and their mercenaries, " according to Iranian official news agency IRNA.

　　Since the blasts took place near Iran's embassy in Beirut, Iran 's foreign ministry is following up the case with "sensitivity and special care" and will provide further information about the incident to the public, Afkham told IRNA.

　　Meanwhile, Secretary of the Iran Supreme⁷ National Security Council Ali Shamkhani also slammed the attacks, describing them as a sign of desperation of Israel and its allies, according to Press TV.

　　Shamkhani said the terrorist attacks will not dissuade⁸ Iran from continuing its support for the anti-Israeli resistance front.

　　"Such actions will have no impact on Iran's continued support for the Islamic resistance current," he was quoted as saying.

　　Shamkhani made the remark here at a meeting with the Syrian ambassador to Tehran Adnan Mahmoud.

　　In addition, Iranian ambassador to Lebanon Ghadnfar Roknabadi accused Israel of being behind the crime, while Israeli officials strongly denied their country's involvement in the explosion.

　　Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a group linked to Al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attacks.

　　On Tuesday, Rouhani told his Lebanese counterpart in a phone conversation that terrorism is a big problem for the Middle East and coordinated⁹ measures against violence and extremism are a necessity.

　　Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif also warned that unless a global campaign is launched against extremism in the Middle East, the ramifications¹⁰ of the phenomenon will engulf¹¹ the entire world, Press TV reported.

　　Speaking at a joint¹² press conference with his Italian counterpart Emma Bonino in Rome, Zarif pointed¹³ to the deadly twin attacks, saying: "The tragedy should be a reminder¹⁴ for all of us that we need to deal with this issue. Unless we deal with this issue seriously, it will engulf all of us."

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 prudence   

n.谨慎，精明，节俭

参考例句：

• A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
• The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。

3 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。

4 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。

5 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 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。

8 dissuade   

v.劝阻，阻止

参考例句：

• You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
• I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。

9 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

10 ramifications   

n.结果，后果( ramification的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
• What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 engulf   

vt.吞没，吞食

参考例句：

• Floodwaters engulf a housing project in the Bajo Yuna community in central Dominican Republic.洪水吞没了多米尼加中部巴杰优那社区的一处在建的住房工程项目。
• If we are not strong enough to cover all the minds up,then they will engulf us,and we are in danger.如果我们不够坚强来抵挡大众的意念，就会有被他们吞没的危险。

12 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

13 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

14 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。