Deadly Bomb Blasts in Jakarta
雅加達的致命炸彈爆炸
Edward Wu
【新聞關鍵字】
1.business district:n.商業區
2.shatter:v.粉碎
3.explosives:n.炸藥
4.Islamist militant:n.伊斯蘭好戰份子
5.blame:v.歸究、遣責
Indonesian police said bomb explosions at two hotels in Jakarta’s business district left at least nine dead and some 42 injured.Foreigners were among those killed in the early morning attacks.
印尼警方說，位於雅加達商業區的兩間飯店所發生的炸彈爆炸，造成至少九人死亡，約四十二人受傷。在這場稍早的炸彈攻擊的受害名單中有外國人。
Windows were shattered by strong explosives at both the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, located near each other.
相距不遠的JW Marriott和Ritz-Carlton兩家飯店的窗戶被強烈的炸藥震碎。
Witnesses said they heard an explosion and saw smoke coming from the Marriott, the site of a car bomb attack in 2003 that killed 12 people.
目擊者說他們聽到爆炸聲，並且看到從Marriott飯店冒出來的煙霧;該飯店曾在2003年的一場汽車炸彈的攻擊中造成12人的死亡。
[Fernando, Hotel Guest]:
“I heard a bomb first, at the Marriott, the bomb at 10 to 8, and a lot of people crying. And 10 minutes after a bomb in the hotel. The building moved a lot and we start to hear alarms. So I went out to hotel and in the lobby the building was destroyed and a lot of glass everywhere. And some people were going out with a lot of blood and very bad situation."
[Fernando, 飯店住客]:
「在大約將近8點的時候，我首先聽到一陣爆炸聲，隨即聽到很多人在哭叫的聲音。十分鐘後，建築物開始搖晃地很厲害，然後馬上聽到警報的鈴聲大作。在此時我立即衝出飯店，隨後發現整個飯店大廳被摧毀，到處都是玻璃碎片。我看到有些人身上流著血不斷地衝出飯店，情況真地很糟糕!」
This is the first major blast in several years in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
幾年來這是頭一樁發生在人口最多的回教國家裡的大爆炸事件。
The presidential elections earlier this month had passed peacefully.
在本月月初的總統選舉以和平的方式落幕。
Islamist militants from the regional Jemaah Islamiah organization had been blamed for numerous attacks from 2002 to 2005, including deadly bombings on the island of Bali.
來自當地捷米亞以斯拉米亞組織的伊斯蘭好戰份子，被指控要為在2002年到2005年期間所發生的數個攻擊事件負責，其中包含在巴里島的致命炸彈攻擊事件。
An Australian security report on Thursday said Jemaah Islamiah could be poised to strike again, while Canberra issued a fresh travel warning on Friday after the Jakarta bomb attacks.
一份澳大利亞的保安報告在星期四指出，該組織很可能會再度發動攻擊。在雅加達攻擊事件發生後，澳國政府在禮拜五發出最新的旅遊安全警訊。
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