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 　　ISLAMABAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people including a child were killed and 40 others injured on Friday night in a bomb blast that targeted a political meeting in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media and police said.

　　According to the reports, the bomb exploded near a corner meeting of a political party Awami National Party (ANP) or "People 's National Party" in Mominabad area of Karachi, killing¹ six people on the spot while injuring 45 others including six children.

　　Police, security forces and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Civil Hospital of the city where five of the wounded succumbed² to their injuries.

　　Hospital sources said that at least 15 of the injured people were in critical condition and had been shifted to the intensive care unit.

　　Superintendent³ of police Ch Asad told media that the target of the blast was a leader of ANP "Bashir Jan" who was addressing the gathering⁴ of political workers for his election campaign but he remained unhurt in the attack.

　　According to the police officer, preliminary reports showed that the bomb was fixed⁵ in a car and was detonated with a remote control device.

　　The intensity⁶ of the blast was so high that it destroyed the venue⁷ of the gathering, eight nearby shops, four vehicles including a car of the political leader besides smashing the window panes⁸ of nearby buildings.

　　Soon after the explosion, the whole area engulfed⁹ with darkness as the nearby electricity pole was also destroyed in the blast.

　　Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari condemned¹⁰ the attack and advised the immediate¹¹ authorities to provide best possible medical facilities to the injured.

　　Pakistan's incumbent¹² prime minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso ordered the interior minister to provide intensive security to the political leaders and candidates who were running their campaign for the country's next month general election.

　　ANP's central leader Shahi Sayed condemned the attack and announced the full-day mourning on Saturday across the southern province of Sindh.

　　"Terrorists are targeting the political workers and leaders to force the government to postpone¹³ the May 11 elections but we shall not let anyone to do this. We shall take care in our political gatherings¹⁴ in future," Sayed said.

　　Local Urdu TV channels reported that the banned militant¹⁵ organization Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.

　　Friday night's blast was the third bomb attack on political gatherings by the Pakistani Taliban during this week in Karachi.

　　Earlier on Tuesday and Thursday, Pakistani Taliban bombed the election campaign offices of another political party Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) or United National Movement and killed 10 people while leaving over two dozen others injured.

　　Soon after the Pakistani government announced the schedule for the general elections to be held on May 11, Pakistani Taliban asked the masses to keep themselves away from the political gatherings of the three parties Pakistan People's Party (PPP), ANP and MQM, the power shareholders¹⁶ of the country's last government.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 succumbed   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
• After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。

3 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

4 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

6 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

7 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

8 panes   

窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him. 阳光照到窗玻璃上，又反射到他身上。
• The window-panes are dim with steam. 玻璃窗上蒙上了一层蒸汽。

9 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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。

11 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。

12 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

13 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

14 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

15 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。

16 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任