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40 killed, 135 injured in twin blasts in Pakistan's Karachi

时间：2013-03-05 00:29:55

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 　　ISLAMABAD, March 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 40 people were killed and over 135 others injured when twin blasts hit a residential1 area in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday night, local health official said.

　　Aftab Khatri, Health Secretary of Sindh said that the death toll2 may further rise 50 because the injured people including a large number of women and kids are in a critical condition.
　　Senior intendant of Karachi Police Fayyaz Khan said that first bomb was triggered off by a remote controlled device and explosive materials were laden3 in a mini-truck parked near the entrance gate of a residential "Iqra City" area of the metropolis4.
　　He said that the Bomb Disposal Squad5 is busy in investigating about the nature of second blast and according to initial reports it seems that the second explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber6 who blew himself up in the residential building.
　　Fayyaz said that an estimated 150 kg of explosives were used in the blast, adding that the bomb contained ball-bearing and lethal7 chemical material which caused huge fire after the explosion.
　　The blast leveled two multi-story buildings comprising of 200 flats to ground and several people are believed to be stranded8 under the rubbles.
　　Following the blast, several nearby vehicles, over 150 shops and a building caught fire.
　　The injured people were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Patel hospital and Jinnah Hospital.
　　The blast happened at about 7:00 p.m. (local time) at Abul Hassan Isphahani road of Karachi, the capital city of the country' s southern Sindh province.
　　No group claimed responsibility for the blast yet.
　　Both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf condemned9 the blast and directed hospital administration to provide best possible medical treatment to the injured people.
　　Governor Sindh also condemned the blast and announced a one-day- mourning in the province on Monday, saying that the national flag would fly at half-mast on all state-owned buildings across the province on the day of mourning.

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1 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
2 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
3 laden P2gx5     
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
  • He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
4 metropolis BCOxY     
n.首府；大城市
参考例句：
  • Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
  • He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。
5 squad 4G1zq     
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句：
  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
  • A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
6 bomber vWwz7     
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
7 lethal D3LyB     
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
参考例句：
  • A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
  • She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
8 stranded thfz18     
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
  • He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
  • I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。
9 condemned 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。

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