Bombing Kills 15 in Karachi Mosque
卡拉奇清真寺15人死于炸弹袭击

☆ Mosque 清真寺

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A bombing at a major Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, has left at least 15 people dead and dozens injured. The incident has prompted violent rioting in the area. The blast marks the second act of apparent religious violence there in as many days.
在巴基斯坦最大城市----卡拉奇，一个什叶派穆斯林重要清真寺中，发生了炸弹袭击，造成了15人死亡，数十人受伤。该事件使当地暴力冲突进一步加剧。爆炸也是多天来当地宗教暴力冲突的第二起事件。

☆ Shiite 什叶派教徒
   riot 暴乱，骚乱

The explosion caused massive damage at the Imam Bargah Ali Raza mosque, a major Shiite house of worship in downtown Karachi.
发生于 Imam Bargah Ali Raza 清真寺的爆炸造成了很大的伤亡，该寺为卡拉奇市区什叶派穆斯林的主要礼拜场所。

Police say a bomb was planted inside the mosque and detonated during Monday evening prayers.
警察称炸弹被安放于清真寺中，并在周一傍晚祈祷时被引爆。

☆ detonate 引爆

A witness standing in front of the building at the time of the explosion describes a blinding flash of light and scattered human remains.
据一位爆炸时在清真寺前的目击者称，爆炸发出了刺眼的亮光，现场散落着残骸。

The explosives used were strong enough to damage the mosques dome, high above the prayer hall, and to shatter the windows of surrounding buildings.
爆炸的威力损坏了清真寺的屋顶，并振坏了周围建筑物的窗户。

☆ shatter 打碎,破坏

The incident sparked rioting in the area, with an angry crowd torching two gas stations and a police car, while chanting anti-government slogans and Shiite religious mottos.

Some rioters also expressed anger at the United States, which, though allied with Pakistan, is often seen by some religious Pakistanis as seeking to undermine the Muslim world.

The blast occurred one day after the assassination of Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, a well-respected cleric among Pakistan's majority Sunni Muslims.

Mr. Shamzai's killing prompted citywide rioting, which subsided following the religious leader's funeral that evening.

Pakistani Interior Secretary Abdur-Rauf Chaudry told VOA the mosque bombing is likely a response by Sunni extremists to the assassination.

"It is a chain reaction. Yesterday's killing was a very high-profile killing, and we were apprehensive of the backlash, which happened more quickly than we expected."

While Pakistan's majority Sunni and minority Shiite Muslims normally have good relations, extremists on both sides have committed acts of sectarian terrorism against each other's populations.

Mr. Chaudry said the central government has deployed army rangers, and is seriously concerned over the deteriorating security situation in Karachi。