雙語新聞:導彈摧毀巴基斯坦激進分子藏身處
A missile strike against a suspected militant hideout in a Pakistan tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Sunday is said to have killed at least 18 people.
在巴基斯坦接近阿富汗的邊境地區(qū)，星期天早上對一個部落地區(qū)內(nèi)的疑似激進分子藏身地進行的導彈襲擊，據(jù)信打死了至少16人。
The attack took place in Wana, the administrative center of the South Waziristan tribal region. Residents say the missile strike destroyed the house of a suspected militant tribal leader identified as Noorullah, and most of the deaths occurred immediately.
襲擊發(fā)生在瓦納，這是南瓦濟里斯坦部落地區(qū)的行政中心。居民們說，導彈襲擊摧毀了一個據(jù)懷疑是一名部落的激進派領導人的房屋，這名領導人叫努魯拉，多數(shù)被導彈打死的人都是在攻擊當時死亡的。
Local media reports there were foreign nationals, including some Arabs present in the compound when the attack took place.
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It is not clear who fired the missiles, but U.S-led coalition forces based in Afghanistan have in the past carried out attacks inside the Pakistani border region, a known safe haven for al-Qaida and Taliban militants.
目前還不清楚是誰發(fā)射的導彈，但是美國領導的駐阿富汗聯(lián)軍過去曾經(jīng)對巴基斯坦邊境地區(qū)進行過襲擊，那里被外界稱作是基地組織和塔利班激進分子的藏身地。
Officials of the coalition forces across the Afghan border have not commented on the incident.
在邊界對面的聯(lián)軍官員還沒有就這次事件發(fā)表評論。
Speaking to VOA, army spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas distanced the Pakistani military from the incident.
巴基斯坦陸軍發(fā)言人阿塔爾.阿巴斯對美國之音表示，巴基斯坦軍隊和這次襲擊無關。
"About five to six explosions were heard from this area of Wana," Abbas said. "And exactly what is the nature of the explosion, and whether there are casualties or not I have not got any confirmed information."
他說：“瓦納地區(qū)傳出了大約五至六次爆炸的聲音，但是到底是什么爆炸，有沒有人傷亡等等，我還沒有得到任何經(jīng)過證實的消息。”
General Abbas says a military team has been sent to the scene to investigate the blast.
阿巴斯將軍說，軍方小組已經(jīng)被派往事發(fā)地點對爆炸進行調(diào)查。
A suspected U.S missile strike in January in the adjoining North Waziristan region killed a senior al-Qaida leader, Abu Laith al-Libi. The details of his death are still uncertain, but media reports at that time quoted un-named American officials as saying an un-manned CIA drone carried out the missile attack.
一次被懷疑是美國的導彈襲擊在今年1月發(fā)生在與北瓦濟里斯坦相連的地帶，打死了一名基地組織高級領導人利比，他的死亡細節(jié)仍不能肯定。但是當時媒體的報導引述不愿透露姓名的美國官員的話說，一架無人駕駛的美國中央情報局的飛機執(zhí)行了那次導彈襲擊任務。
Pakistani authorities described that incident as an accidental explosion in a militant hideout and did not confirm the killing of al-Libi.
巴基斯坦當局稱那次襲擊是在激進分子藏身地的意外爆炸，沒有證實利比被炸死。
Analysts say both Pakistan and the United States fear that any official confirmation of such missile strikes inside the Pakistani border may fuel anti-American sentiment.
分析人士說，巴基斯坦和美國都害怕證實這種在巴基斯坦邊界境內(nèi)的襲擊，擔心會引發(fā)民眾的反美情緒。
