VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：敘利亞涉嫌自殺炸彈手伊斯坦布爾引爆，10人喪生

An explosion in the historic square of Sultanahmet in Istanbul left at least 10 people dead and wounded 15 others Tuesday.

周二，在伊斯坦布爾歷史悠久的清真寺文化廣場(chǎng)發(fā)生爆炸事件，造成至少10人死亡，其他15人受傷。

Scenes of Istanbul Blast That Killed 10, Wounded 15

"We heard a really big explosion. ... I didn't really understand what was happening," said Ali Hakan Ataman to VOA News. "Blood and flesh were splattered on us and I am sure I saw at least six or seven people laying on the ground dead. I am still in shock."

“我們聽(tīng)到一聲巨大的爆炸聲...我不知道發(fā)生了什么。”阿里哈坎·阿塔曼在接受美國(guó)之音采訪時(shí)說(shuō)。“現(xiàn)場(chǎng)血肉橫飛，我確信我至少看到六或七個(gè)人躺在地上，已經(jīng)死亡，我當(dāng)時(shí)仍處于驚恐之中。”

Officials said they suspect a Syrian suicide bomber detonated the explosion. They said they believe the suicide bomber had ties to the terror group Islamic State, according to Reuters.

據(jù)路透社報(bào)道，官員們表示他們懷疑是一名敘利亞自殺式炸彈手引爆炸藥。他們堅(jiān)信該名自殺式炸彈手與伊斯蘭國(guó)恐怖組織有關(guān)聯(lián)。

The Turkish government has been attacked by Islamist and Kurdish militants in the past months. The Sultanahmet attack took place while government security forces crack down on the Kurdish rebel group, the PKK. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

在過(guò)去幾個(gè)月里，土耳其政府一直被伊斯蘭與庫(kù)爾德武裝攻擊。清真寺爆炸事件發(fā)生時(shí)，該政府安全部隊(duì)正在鎮(zhèn)壓庫(kù)爾德反叛組織，庫(kù)爾德工人黨。

Ataman said he thought German tourists were among the victims.

阿塔曼說(shuō)，他認(rèn)為德國(guó)游客是受害者之一。

Another witness, Erdogan Salihli, said the explosion was huge.

另一名目擊者，埃爾多安薩利赫利稱(chēng)爆炸規(guī)模巨大。

"All the buildings around were shaking, and it was very strong and threw people off the ground," he said. Panic and fear ensued.

他說(shuō)：“所有的建筑物都在劇烈搖晃，程度非常強(qiáng)烈，人們身體受到劇烈搖晃倒在地上。”恐慌和害怕隨之而來(lái)。

"All was quiet for a second or a bit longer. I've never seen an explosion in this magnitude. As people were trying to figure out what really happened, the cries of people at the scene was very tragic."

在那一秒鐘或稍長(zhǎng)時(shí)間里，一切都處于沉寂之中，我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)如此規(guī)模的爆炸，正當(dāng)人們?cè)噲D明白發(fā)生什么時(shí)，爆炸現(xiàn)場(chǎng)充斥著人們悲慘的哭聲。

The VOA news staff and Dorian Jones wrote this story for VOAnews. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

splattered – v. to move, fall, or hit something in large drops

detonated– v. to explode or to cause to explode

ensued – v. to come at a later time

magnitude – n. the size, extent, or importance of something

An explosion in the historic square of Sultanahmet in Istanbul left at least 10 people dead and wounded 15 others Tuesday.

"We heard a really big explosion. ... I didn't really understand what was happening," said Ali Hakan Ataman to VOA News. "Blood and flesh were splattered on us and I am sure I saw at least six or seven people laying on the ground dead. I am still in shock."

Officials said they suspect a Syrian suicide bomber detonated the explosion. They said they believe the suicide bomber had ties to the terror group Islamic State, according to Reuters.

The Turkish government has been attacked by Islamist and Kurdish militants in the past months. The Sultanahmet attack took place while government security forces crack down on the Kurdish rebel group, the PKK.visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

Ataman said he thought German tourists were among the victims.

Another witness, Erdogan Salihli, said the explosion was huge.

"All the buildings around were shaking, and it was very strong and threw people off the ground," he said. Panic and fear ensued.

"All was quiet for a second or a bit longer. I've never seen an explosion in this magnitude. As people were trying to figure out what really happened, the cries of people at the scene was very tragic."

The VOA news staff and Dorian Jones wrote this story for VOAnews. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or visit our Facebook page.

_____________________________________________________________

Words in This Story

splattered – v. to move, fall, or hit something in large drops

detonated– v. to explode or to cause to explode

ensued – v. to come at a later time

magnitude – n. the size, extent, or importance of something