北约运油车遭巴基斯坦歹徒袭击
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Militants1 in Pakistan have destroyed at least 40 tankers2 carrying fuel for Nato in two separate attacks, police say.

巴基斯坦警方称,激进分子在两次单独袭击中毁坏40多辆北约运油车。

The Nowshera attack was the fifth - and possibly most serious - in the past week
The Nowshera attack was the fifth - and possibly most serious - in the past week

The first attack hit a depot3(仓库,停车场) near Quetta while the second set ablaze4(着火,闪耀) a convoy5 in Nowshera, in the north-west.

Attacks on tankers have soared since Pakistan shut one of the main routes into Afghanistan over the deaths of several soldiers in a Nato raid.

The US and Nato have apologised for the helicopter attack last week which killed at least two Pakistani soldiers.

Nato admitted two of its helicopters entered Pakistan on 30 September and killed two border guards, mistaking them for militants after they fired shots.

Pakistan says three soldiers were killed.

The attack infuriated public opinion(民意,公众舆论) in Pakistan and led to anti-Nato demonstrations6.

Lucky escape

The US ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, described it as a "terrible accident" and said she was offering an apology on behalf of the American people.

"We extend our deepest apology to Pakistan and the families of the Frontier Scouts7 who were killed and injured," she said.

Nato's Gen David Petraeus also apologised and vowed8 to work to stop similar incidents happening in the future.

The Pakistani authorities closed the Torkham crossing in the north-west after the incident.

The move has has stalled hundreds of lorries carrying Nato supplies bound for Afghanistan, making them easy targets for militants.

In the Nowshera attack, gunmen raided a convoy parked along the road, setting ablaze some 20 fuel tankers.

Police said they did not know if anyone had been killed.

Hours earlier on Wednesday, hundreds of miles to the south, gunmen struck a depot near Quetta where dozens of fuel tankers were parked.

Police said up to 14 gunmen in two pick-up trucks opened fire on the tankers, killing9 one driver.

BBC Urdu's Ayub Tareen rushed to the scene after the ambush10(埋伏,伏击) and was lucky to escape with scratches when one of the blazing fuel tankers exploded.

The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out both raids, the fourth and fifth such attacks in the past week.

'Avoiding the Taliban'

Nato officials say the attacks have not had any significant impact on operations.

A senior spokesman for Nato-led Isaf forces in Afghanistan, Gen Josef Blotz, told the BBC there were "plenty of supplies and stocks within Afghanistan already".

The Chaman crossing in Balochistan remains11 open, but this is not as convenient for supplies bound for Kabul.

Supplies can also be brought into northern Afghanistan via Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

The shutting of the border post has strained relations between Pakistan and the US.

Those ties could be further strained by a White House assessment12 that paints a critical picture of Pakistan's willingness and ability to tackle Taliban and al-Qaeda militants operating in North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan.

The report said Pakistan's military stayed close to the main roads, avoiding "military engagements that would put it in direct conflict with Afghan Taliban or al-Qaeda forces in North Waziristan".

This was "as much a political choice" as a question of military ability, the report said.



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1 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。
2 tankers f6c16f554e37ea81859ae031ca991f5d     
运送大量液体或气体的轮船[卡车]( tanker的名词复数 ); 油轮; 罐车; 油槽车
参考例句:
  • They should stop offloading waste from oil tankers into the sea. 他们应当停止从油轮上往海里倾倒废弃物。
  • The harbour admits large tankers and freighters. 这个港口容得下巨型油船和货轮。
3 depot Rwax2     
n.仓库,储藏处;公共汽车站;火车站
参考例句:
  • The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
  • They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。
4 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。
5 convoy do6zu     
vt.护送,护卫,护航;n.护送;护送队
参考例句:
  • The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
  • Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
6 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
参考例句:
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
7 scouts e6d47327278af4317aaf05d42afdbe25     
侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员
参考例句:
  • to join the Scouts 参加童子军
  • The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组,然后开始巡逻这个地区。
8 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
9 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。
10 ambush DNPzg     
n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击
参考例句:
  • Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
  • Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
11 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
12 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额
参考例句:
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
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