尼日利亚军队袭击迈杜古里城平民

时间：2012-10-09 07:56:34

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Nigerian troops have opened fire and burned buildings in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, reportedly killing1 30 civilians3. 

尼日利亚军队在东北部城市迈杜古里向平民开火并烧毁房屋，据称杀死30人。
 
The shootings came after a bomb blast targeting the army had injured two soldiers.
 
But army spokesman Lt Col Sagir Musa told the BBC that soldiers had not shot any civilians. 
 
Maiduguri has been under siege（被包围） from the militant4 Islamist group Boko Haram, which wants Sharia law in Nigeria. 
 
On Sunday, the army said it killed 30 Boko Haram members in another north-eastern city, Damaturu.
 
Eyewitnesses5 in Maiduguri said soldiers began to indiscriminately（任意地） open fire on residents and set fire to homes and businesses.
 
An Associated Press reporter in the city reportedly counted 30 bodies and 50 buildings that had been set ablaze6（着火的）.
 
Unnamed nurses at the local Umaru Shehu were quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that 30 bodies in civilian2 clothes had been brought in, with a further five corpses7 in military uniforms.
 
"Initially8, soldiers that came after the explosion harassed9 residents, whipping them," one person told AFP news agency.
 
"But later they went on a shooting spree and started setting homes and shops on fire."
 
Another resident said the soldiers "shot everybody in sight".
 
The BBC's Will Ross, in Lagos, says that in the conflict between the army and Boko Haram, civilians have paid a heavy price.
 
Not trusted by either side, people complain that they are stuck in the middle between the bombs of Boko Haram and the bullets of the army, our correspondent says.
 
Col Musa confirmed earlier on Monday that two soldiers had been injured in a bomb blast targeting an army patrol vehicle in Maiduguri.
 
Attacks in central and northern Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram have killed some 1,400 people since 2010.

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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 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
3 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
4 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。
5 eyewitnesses 6217fe51ef2c875c4e639599af425dc6     
目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
  • Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。
6 ablaze 1yMz5     
adj.着火的，燃烧的；闪耀的，灯火辉煌的
参考例句：
  • The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
  • Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。
7 corpses 2e7a6f2b001045a825912208632941b2     
n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
8 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
9 harassed 50b529f688471b862d0991a96b6a1e55     
adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
  • harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

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