Protesters set governorate's headquarters on fire in Egypt 's Port Said

 　　CAIRO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Both the security and governorate's headquarters in Egypt's Port Said were set on fire on Monday as protesters hurled¹ Molotov cocktail² at the buildings, state-run Ahram online reported.

　　The protesters also blocked fire engines from reaching the blaze. The clashes left 138 injured, among them 14 were hurt by cartouche and birdshot.

　　More then 46 ambulances were sent to the scene to transfer the injured to the governmental hospitals, Helmy el-Hefny, deputy of health ministry³ in Port Said, told Xinhua.

　　Earlier in the day, thousands people participated in a funeral of three people who were killed in the latest clashes over moving 39 prisoners awaiting a verdict over a tragic⁴ football riot which killed over 70 in February last year in Port Said.

　　The Interior Ministry said it decided⁵ to move the prisoners from Port Said to Sharqiya governorate to avoid further unrest.

　　During the funeral, the protesters chanted anti-government slogans and carried banners reading "Down, down with rule by the guide," which referred to the Muslim Brotherhood's leader Mohamed Badie.

　　A day earlier, at least six people were killed, including three policemen, and over 500 injured in clashes between the protesters and the security forces in the unrest-ridden governorate.

　　An Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on Monday that some unidentified people had shot randomly⁶ at the security members guarding the two buildings and injured several of them -- one in critical condition.

　　Also on Monday, a statement of the Interior Ministry urged the residents of Port Said not to approach the police and the governmental institutions for their safety.

　　The statement said some people "are seeking discord⁷ between the protesters and the security forces to escalate⁸ the situation."

　　The armed forces reiterated⁹ their commitment to preserving the lives of the citizens in Port Said regardless of the sacrifice, said spokesperson of the armed forces Ahmed Ali in a statement posted on their official Facebook page on Monday.

　　Elsewhere in Egypt, protesters blocked October 6 bridge near the iconic Tahrir square in the capital Cairo to protest against the death of one protester and the injuries of another three in the early hours of Monday after a police vehicle hit them. Other masked people set a police car ablaze¹⁰ near Qaser al-Nile Bridge in the neighboring area, which completely hindered the traffic. The driver ran away from the vehicle before being caught by the protesters.

　　Also, clashes erupted between police and protesters on Corniche road in front of Semiramis hotel, whose equipment has been recently robbed in clashes by masked men, as the security forces responded with teargas.

　　Moreover, violent clashes erupted Monday when a Shura Council ( upper house of parliament) committee was discussing a draft law aimed at regulating protests, which was submitted by the government.

　　Some lawmakers called for differentiating¹¹ between acts of thuggery and peaceful protests, according to official MENA news agency.

1 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

3 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。

4 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 randomly   

adv.随便地，未加计划地

参考例句：

• Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内，分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
• Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句

7 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

8 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。

9 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

10 ablaze   

adj.着火的，燃烧的；闪耀的，灯火辉煌的

参考例句：

• The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
• Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。

11 differentiating   

[计] 微分的

参考例句：

• They succeed in differentiating the most commodity-like products. 在最通用的日用产品方面，它们也能独树一帜标新立异。
• The simplest and most effective method of differentiating areas is to use different colours. 区别面状要素最简单而又行之有效的办法，是使用不同的颜色。