美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-12

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1. British officials identified 19 of the 24 suspects accused of planning to blow up US-bound planes. Sources also say they intercept¹ed a coded message earlier this week, telling the suspected terrorists to "do your attacks now". It's the biggest terror plot to be uncovered since 9/11.

2. Air travelers are adjusting their packing methods and arrival schedules in the US. Security has been stepped up at airports, including here at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Passengers now have to go through double screening before getting on their plane.

3. There is also a warning for Americans living in or planning to visit India. The US Embassy in India is warning that foreign militants³ may be planning to carry out attacks in New Delhi and Bombay in the coming days.

4. Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano was once again spewing hot lava⁴ into the Pacific Ocean. It's one of the world's most active volcanoes

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. intercept:verb
If you intercept something or someone that is traveling from one place to another, you stop them before they get to their destination.

2. uncover: verb
If you uncover something, especially something that has been kept secret, you discover or find out about it.

3. step up: phrase
If you step up something, you increase it or increase its intensity⁵.

4. spew: verb
When something spews out a substance or when substance spew from a something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities.

5. lava: n-mass
Lava is the very hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano.