IS自杀式袭击致死33人

 　　Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Saturday that killed at least 33 people in eastern Afghanistan.

　　Officials say more than 100 other people were wounded in the attack in Jalalabad. President Ghani called the incident "horrific," as he announced Islamic State militants¹ had taken credit. He referred to the group as "Daesh" — an acronym² for its name in Arabic.

　　The Taliban had earlier denied responsibility for the bombing, calling it an "evil act."

　　President Ghani: IS Militants Claim Afghan Suicide Blast

　　The attacker set off the blast outside a bank where government employees were gathered to collect their salaries.

　　"I had received my salary, I was not in the line, then a motorbike came in, and I think a man in a suit went into the crowd and detonated his explosives," said Shir Aqha, an Afghan army officer who witnessed the bombing. "I heard two explosions, I can't remember what happened after that."

　　Others at the scene confirmed there were two blasts.

　　"My name is Njibullah, I'm a resident of Jalalabad. I just came in from Kabul, got out of the car when an explosion took place and that was followed by another blast," said another eye witness. "When I got here I saw many dead and wounded people and I offered help, all I could do for my countrymen."

　　The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemned³ the attack. In a statement, UNAMA said the continuing use of suicide attacks in densely⁴ populated areas may amount to a war crime. The statement called for immediate⁵ accountability for those responsible.

1 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。

2 acronym   

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

• That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
• TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

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 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

5 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。