巴基斯坦大巴車爆炸 15人死亡
A bomb exploded on a crowded bus Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistan town of Peshawar, killing 15 and injuring 30.
當?shù)貢r間2016年3月16日,巴基斯坦西北部城市白沙瓦一輛滿載政府雇員的大巴車遭爆炸襲擊,至少15人在爆炸中喪生,另有30人受傷。
Most of the victims were government employees. Video of the attack showed the explosion destroyed the bus.
大多數(shù)遇難者為政府雇員,視頻顯示爆炸摧毀了這輛大巴車。
One eyewitness said: "The roof of the bus was completely blown off by the bomb. I saw many dead bodies and severely injured people being rushed to the hospital."
一位目擊者表示:“該爆炸將公交車頂部完全掀開,我看到人們將許多尸體和受重傷者匆忙送往醫(yī)院。”
A police investigation concluded the bomb was hidden under a seat in the bus.
警方調查后表示,炸彈藏于車內一個座位之下。
An organization close to the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. The organization said the bombing was revenge for death sentences given to 13 of its fighters on Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera.
一個與巴基斯坦塔利班相近的組織稱其制造了此次襲擊。據(jù)半島電視臺報道,該組織說此次炸彈襲擊事件是為了給周二被判死刑的13名戰(zhàn)士報仇。
The town of Peshawar has witnessed violence in the past. Bombings and shootings by the Pakistani Taliban have taken place there in the past months.
白沙瓦之前也發(fā)生過恐怖襲擊。之前巴基斯坦塔利班組織就在這里制造過爆炸和槍擊事件。
Bus Bombing Kills 15 in Pakistan
A bomb exploded on a crowded bus Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistan town of Peshawar, killing 15 and injuring 30.
Most of the victims were government employees. Video of the attack showed the explosion destroyed the bus.
One eyewitness said: "The roof of the bus was completely blown off by the bomb. I saw many dead bodies and severely injured people being rushed to the hospital."
A police investigation concluded the bomb was hidden under a seat in the bus.
An organization close to the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. The organization said the bombing was revenge for death sentences given to 13 of its fighters on Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera.
The town of Peshawar has witnessed violence in the past. Bombings and shootings by the Pakistani Taliban have taken place there in the past months.
I’m Jim Dresbach.
Words in This Story
eyewitness – n. a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it
revenge – n. the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you