2007年VOA标准英语-Bodies of Kidnapped Kenyan Police Found at Soma

By Katy Migiro
Nairobi
14 June 2007

The bodies of two Kenyan policemen who disappeared while patrolling the Kenya-Somali border Sunday have been found. For VOA, Katy Migiro reports, the officers are suspected to have been killed by Somali Islamists. 
 
After a massive search operation, the bodies of the two murdered Kenyan police officers were found on a hill 500 meters from the Kenya-Somali border, 12 kilometers from Mandera police station where they were based.
 
Victor Obure, a local reporter with the East African Standard in North Eastern Province, says it appears that the officers were murdered in Somalia and their bodies were then dumped in Kenya.

"It is suspected that they might have been killed on the Somali side and then they brought the bodies and dumped them at the spot," he said.  "Because even the foot marks of the suspected killers¹ led towards the Somali side of the border."

Obure says the men appear to have been shot several days ago.

"The bodies were sprayed with bullets and partly mutilated and it is believed they died some four days ago because they were actually partially² decomposed," he added.

Tensions are running high along the Kenya-Somali border. Scores of suspected Somali Islamists were arrested at the border in January as they fled advancing Somali and Ethiopian troops who ousted³ them from power.

Kenya angered the Islamists by handing the arrested men over to Somali and Ethiopian government intelligence agencies for interrogation.

The Kenyan police issued a statement confirming the discovery of the officers' bodies. Their names will be released once their families have been contacted.

1 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

2 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

3 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。