博科圣地组织袭击尼日利亚清真寺

AS IT IS 2016-03-18 Boko Haram Bombs Mosque¹ in Nigeria 博科圣地组织袭击尼日利亚清真寺

The suicide bombing attack of a mosque near Maiduguri, Nigeria, killed at least 22 people and wounded 17 Wednesday.

The two bombers³ were female, according to the Associated Press. One detonated a bomb inside, reports said. The second bomber² waited outside and exploded her bomb while those at prayer tried to escape.

Sources say the blast took place early in the morning.

Boko Haram, an African Islamic militant⁴ group, is known to use girls and women as suicide bombers, sometimes detonating the bombs remotely.

One man escaped the destruction because he was late for prayer. Umar Usman saw what happened outside of the mosque.

“We were just a few meters away from the mosque when a loud bang erupted,” he said. “All we could see was dark smoke and bodies littered around.”

No group or person claimed responsibility for the violence.

Maiduguri is seen as the birthplace of Boko Haram and a frontline for fighting the terror group. Boko Haram often stages attacks and suicide bombings in the area of Maiduguri.

Words in This Story

mosque – n. an Islamic center; a building that is used for Muslim religious services

detonate – v. to explode or to cause something to explode

blast – n.  a powerful explosion

littered – v. to cover with wastes or a large number of objects

1 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

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 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。