CNN News: IS襲擊埃及教堂導(dǎo)致百人傷亡

In the nation of Egypt Sunday, bombings at two Coptic Christian churches killed at least 43 people. The first blast took place during a service at St. George’s Church in the city of Tanta. Egypt’s state TV said a bomb was placed under a seat in the main prayer hall. And afterward, outside Mr.Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the city of Alexandria, a suicide bomber set off explosives after police reportedly stopped the attack from entering the church.

上周日埃及,兩個(gè)科普特基督教堂爆炸發(fā)生造成至少43人死亡。第一次爆炸發(fā)生坦塔市的圣喬治教堂，當(dāng)時(shí)教堂正在舉行彌撒。埃及國家電視臺(tái)稱,炸彈埋置在座椅底下。第二次爆炸發(fā)生在亞歷山大市的基督教堂，據(jù)報(bào)道，作案“人彈”企圖闖進(jìn)教堂，在門外警察攔截之際，引爆了綁在腰上的炸彈。

More than a hundred people were wounded in the two attacks. They took place on Palm Sunday. It’s the Sunday before Eastern and marks the beginning of Holy Week for the world’s Christians.

在兩次襲擊事件，有100多人受傷。因?yàn)橐u擊事件發(fā)生在棕枝主日。棕枝主日在復(fù)活節(jié)前一周的星期日，標(biāo)志著世界基督教圣周的開始。

The Coptic Orthodox Church was established by the apostle Mark in the 1st century A.D., according to the church’s history. Coptic Christians are a religious minority in Egypt. They make up about 10 percent of the country’s population and they’ve been targeted recently in recent years often by Islamic militants. The terrorists group ISIS, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said it was responsible for Sunday’s bombings.

根據(jù)教會(huì)的歷史, 科普特東正教會(huì)由使徒馬克在公元1世紀(jì)建立。埃及的科普特基督徒是一個(gè)人數(shù)比較少的宗教。他們約占全國人口的10%,他們最近以來一直遭到伊斯蘭武裝分子的攻擊。IS恐怖組織稱，對(duì)周日發(fā)生的爆炸事件負(fù)責(zé)。

Condemnations of the attacks, condolences for the victims and support for Egypt’s government came in from political and religious worldwide.

世界各國以及宗教譴責(zé)了此次襲擊事件，慰問受難者并支持埃及政府。

Meanwhile, police in Sweden say a man suspected in participating in a terrorist attack there had shown sympathy to extremist groups, including ISIS. Another suspect has also been arrested. On Friday, a delivery truck was driven into a department store in the Swedish capital of Stockholm

與此同時(shí)，瑞典警方稱一名涉嫌參與恐怖襲擊的男子對(duì)IS等極端組織表示同情。周五，首都斯德哥爾摩發(fā)生襲擊案件，一輛卡車沖撞行人。一名男子嫌疑犯已經(jīng)被逮捕。

Four people were killed in that attack and some of the 15 people injured were in critical condition as of last night. Thousands gathered on Sunday to remember the victims.

襲擊事件導(dǎo)致4人死亡，15人嚴(yán)重受傷。上萬人聚集紀(jì)念遇難者、