It remains unclear why a shooter killed five people at a Jordanpolice training center Monday, a U.S. State Department official said.
周一,美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)院官員表示,目前尚未清楚為什么一名約旦警察在約旦國(guó)際警察訓(xùn)練中心開搶射殺5人。
The shooter killed two Jordanians, two Americans and a South African. Police then shot and killed the gunman. He was identified as 28-year-old police Captain Anwar Abu Zeid.
該警察開槍射殺兩名約旦人、兩名美國(guó)籍教官與一名南非籍教官。該警察被擊斃,嫌疑犯被確認(rèn)為是28歲的警官安瓦爾·阿布·扎伊德。
The United States funds security training at King Abdullah bin Al Hussein Training Center near Amman, Jordan. A Jordanian officer opened fire, killing two American military personnel and a South African, Nov. 9, 2015. |
The shootings happened on the 10th anniversary of the deadly hotel bombings in Amman, the capital, reported the Washington Post.
據(jù)《華盛頓郵報(bào)》報(bào)道,該槍擊事件發(fā)生在首都安曼致命酒店爆炸案十周年之際。
Two other Americans were wounded in the attack. The four U.S. citizens attacked were trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center near Amman. They worked for DynCorp. It is a U.S.-based security company.
另外兩名美國(guó)教官在槍擊事件中受傷。被搶傷的四名美國(guó)公民在位于安曼附近的“約旦國(guó)際警察訓(xùn)練中心”訓(xùn)練巴勒斯坦安保部隊(duì),他們受雇于美國(guó)戴恩國(guó)際公司,美國(guó)的一個(gè)安全公司。
The training center is used to train police cadets from the Middle East, the State Department said. Palestinian security forces train there, as well as police officer candidates for duty in Iraq. It opened in 2003. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)院表示,該培訓(xùn)中心過去用來訓(xùn)練來自中東的警察學(xué)員。巴基斯坦安全部隊(duì)以及駐扎在伊拉克的警官候選人在這里訓(xùn)練。約旦國(guó)際警察訓(xùn)練中心始建于2003年。
At the White House, President Barack Obama said the U.S. is taking the attack "very seriously." Jordan's King Abdullah II visited attack victims at a Jordanian hospital.
在白宮,美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬表示,美國(guó)“高度重視”此次槍擊事件。約旦國(guó)王阿卜杜拉二世在約旦醫(yī)院探望槍擊事件受害者。
The Jordanian government is investigating the shooting.
約旦政府正在調(diào)查此次槍擊事件。
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我是安娜·馬特奧。
VOA State Department correspondent Pamela Dockins reported this story. VOA's Victoria Macchi and National Security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this report. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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It remains unclear why a shooter killed five people at a Jordan police training center Monday, a U.S. State Department official said.
The shooter killed two Jordanians, two Americans and a South African. Police then shot and killed the gunman. He was identified as 28-year-old police Captain Anwar Abu Zeid.
The shootings happened on the 10th anniversary of the deadly hotel bombings in Amman, the capital, reported the Washington Post.
Two other Americans were wounded in the attack. The four U.S. citizens attacked were trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center near Amman. They worked for DynCorp. It is a U.S.-based security company.
The training center is used to train police cadets from the Middle East, the State Department said. Palestinian security forces train there, as well as police officer candidates for duty in Iraq. It opened in 2003. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
At the White House, President Barack Obama said the U.S. is taking the attack "very seriously." Jordan's King Abdullah II visited attack victims at a Jordanian hospital.
The Jordanian government is investigating the shooting.
I'm Anna Matteo.
VOA State Department correspondent Pamela Dockins reported this story. VOA's Victoria Macchi and National Security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this report. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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cadet– n. a military school student who is preparing to be an officer
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