11-29-2005

孟加拉國系列爆炸9死60多傷 (Nine Dead, Over 60 Injured in a Series of Bombings in Bangladesh)

孟加拉國兩個城市發生一系列炸彈爆炸，至少9人死亡，60多人受傷。警方認為，這是被取締的伊斯蘭激進分子所為。他們想在這個非宗教國家實行嚴格的伊斯蘭律法。還沒有人宣佈對爆炸事件負責，不過，警方調查人員表示，這是伊斯蘭激進組織“孟加拉賈馬耶圖勒聖戰組織”所為。該組織被認為在今年早些時候製造過類似的爆炸。

幾枚炸彈在南部港口城市吉大港一家法院外面爆炸。達卡附近的加濟布爾的一處法院圖書館幾乎同時被炸。受傷的人包括警察和律師。警方懷疑，兩地的爆炸均由自殺炸彈殺手發動。全國各地都加強了保安警戒。

孟加拉國各地的律師星期二抵制出庭並上街抗議，要求政府採取行動制止襲擊。11月早些時候，兩名法官在恰洛加蒂鎮被殺。星期一，在收到襲擊威脅後，孟加拉國加強了外國大使館周圍的警戒。

A series of bombs in two Bangladeshi cities has killed at least nine people and injured more than 60 others, with police blaming outlawed Islamic militants who want to impose harsh Islamic law in the secular country. No one has claimed responsibility, but police investigators point to the outlawed Islamic militant group known as Jumatul Mujahedin Bangladesh, which was blamed for similar attacks earlier this year.

Several bombs exploded outside a court in the southern port city of Chittagong, and almost simultaneously a bomb exploded at a court library in Gazipur town, near Dhaka. Policemen and lawyers are among the injured. Police suspect suicide bombers were involved in the attacks. Security has been stepped up across the country.

Lawyers across Bangladesh boycotted courts and staged street protests Tuesday, demanding that the government take action to end the attacks. Two judges were killed in the town of Jhalakathi earlier this month. On Monday, security was tightened around embassies after a threat.

六名伊朗人在伊拉克被綁架 (Six Iranians Kidnapped in Iraq)

外國人在伊拉克再次成為綁架目標。在首都巴格達以北的拜萊德鎮的伊朗官員說，6名伊朗朝聖者在星期一被綁架。他們說，其中兩名女性星期二被釋放，但是其餘4名朝聖者的命運仍然不得而知。他們是星期一成為綁架目標的第二批什葉派朝聖者。在巴格達以南，一輛大客車受到伏擊，兩名英國朝聖者被打死。

與此同時，德國呼籲立即釋放一名失蹤的德國公民。德國考古學家奧斯特霍夫和她的司機在星期五失蹤。救助組織“基督徒和平隊”證實，該組織的4名僱員星期六在巴格達被綁架。據說這4個人包括一名美國人、一名英國人和兩名加拿大人。另外，美國軍方說，在巴格達以北，兩名美國軍人星期二被一枚路邊炸彈炸死。

Foreigners have again become the targets of kidnappers in Iraq. Iraqi officials in Balad, north of Baghdad, say six Iranian pilgrims were abducted Monday. They say two women were released Tuesday, but the fate of the remaining four pilgrims is still not clear. They were the second group of Shi'ite pilgrims targeted Monday. Three British pilgrims were killed during a bus ambush south of the capital.

Meanwhile, Germany has called for the immediate release of one of its missing nationals. Archaeologist Susanne Osthoff and her driver disappeared Friday. The aid group, Christian Peacemaker Teams, confirms that four of its employees -- said to be an American, a Briton and two Canadians -- were kidnapped in Baghdad Saturday. Elsewhere, the U.S. military reports that a roadside bomb blast killed two American soldiers north of Baghdad Tuesday.