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By Sean Maroney
Islamabad
28 October 2009

A car bomb has killed at least 100 people and wounded more than 200 others in a shopping area of the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan just hours earlier for a three-day visit.

 
A man is seen at the spot of an explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, 28 Oct 2009
The blast in Peshawar was the deadliest single attack this year in Pakistan.

Witnesses say the explosion hit a crowded market late in the day, Wednesday, killing1 mostly women and children. A large fire then broke out, engulfing2 several shops and spewing a cloud of gray smoke over the area.

Several buildings collapsed3. Rescue workers frantically4 searched for survivors5 in the debris6.

The attack occurred as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with top Pakistani leaders in the capital, Islamabad.

She strongly condemned7 the attack.

"These attacks on innocent people are cowardly," said Clinton. "They are not courageous8. If the people behind these attacks were so sure of their beliefs, let them join the political process."

Speaking alongside the Secretary, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had a defiant9 message for the militants11.

"We defeated you in Swat and Malakand," he said. "And the brave soldiers and officers of the Pakistani army will defeat you in Waziristan."

Nearly two weeks ago, Pakistan's military launched an offensive in the South Waziristan tribal12 region against Pakistani Taliban militants based there. Since then, a number of high-profile militant10 attacks have shocked the nation, including an attack with two suicide bombers13 on an Islamic university in the capital.

Army officials say the offensive against the militants in Waziristan has been successful with troops gaining control of key areas and killing more than 200 militants. About two-dozen soldiers have been reported to have died.

There is no independent confirmation14 of the tolls15, and the region has been closed to outsiders.

Secretary Clinton is expected to spend the next several days in Pakistan, meeting with senior officials and community leaders in Islamabad and the country's cultural center, Lahore.

She has pledged U.S. support in a number of areas, including helping16 Pakistan repair and upgrade key electricity generating stations as the country faces severe power shortages.


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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 engulfing a66aecc2b58afaf86c4bed69d7e0dc83     
adj.吞噬的v.吞没，包住( engulf的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness. 一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A professional photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house in darkness. 一位职业摄影师把保险丝烧断了使整所房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自辞典例句
3 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 frantically ui9xL     
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句：
  • He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
  • She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
5 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
6 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
7 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。
8 courageous HzSx7     
adj.勇敢的，有胆量的
参考例句：
  • We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
  • He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。
9 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的，挑战的
参考例句：
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
10 militant 8DZxh     
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
  • Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
  • He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
11 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
12 tribal ifwzzw     
adj.部族的，种族的
参考例句：
  • He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
  • The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
13 bombers 38202cf84a1722d1f7273ea32117f60d     
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟
参考例句：
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 confirmation ZYMya     
n.证实，确认，批准
参考例句：
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
15 tolls 688e46effdf049725c7b7ccff16b14f3     
（缓慢而有规律的）钟声( toll的名词复数 )； 通行费； 损耗； （战争、灾难等造成的）毁坏
参考例句：
  • A man collected tolls at the gateway. 一个人在大门口收通行费。
  • The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum. 长途电话费数目相当可观。
16 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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