www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

 
  | Home | News| Living in China| MMS | SMS | About us | Contact us|
   
 Language Tips > Today in history

February 26

February 26
The bomb went off in an underground car park
1993: World Trade Center bomb terrorises New York

England have

A suspected car bomb has exploded underneath the World Trade Center in New York killing at least five people and injuring scores more.

The bombing has shocked America which had seemed immune from acts of terrorism that have plagued other parts of the world.

An emotional Mario Cuomo, New York's state governor, told journalists: "We all have that feeling of being violated. No foreign people or force has ever done this to us. Until now we wereinvulnerable."

The immense blast happened at 1218 local time in the Secret Service's section of the car park underneath and between what are New York's tallest buildings.

It left a gaping hole in the wall above the Path underground station. Most of those who died are believed to have been crushed by the station ceiling.

It ripped through three floors of concrete, scattering ash and debris and set off a fire that sent choking smoke and flames up through one of the 110-story "Twin Towers".

Thousands of office workers were trapped as smoke billowed up through the buildings.

With no working lifts or lighting there was total pandemonium.

People did not know whether to stay in their offices or brave the journey down via the smoke-filled stairwells.

"It felt like an airplane hit the building," said Bruce Pomper, a 34-year-old broker.

Desperate for air, some people smashed windows with office furniture.

Hundreds eventually poured out of the building gasping for air and covered in soot.

Rescue workers struggled to get oxygen to those in the upper floors. About 100,000 people work in and visit the 1,700ft towers every day - the blast happened at their busiest time.

Several people have called New York's police claiming they were behind the attack but authorities are keeping an open mind about possible suspects.

February 26
US forces were sent in to act as a peacekeeping force

1984: US troops withdraw from Beirut

Artificially 1969:
The American forces have withdrawn almost all of their troops from the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

About 1,000 US marines left the coast beside the international airport as Shi'ite militiamen arrived in jeeps and armoured vehicles to take over.

Only 100 soldiers have been left in the city to guard American diplomatic personnel at the British Embassy on the western sea front.

US President Ronald Reagan ordered military personnel to begin pulling out of the area over a week ago following a recent upsurge in terrorist attacks.

The withdrawal ends 18 months of conflict in a country which has been torn apart by war with Israel.

Despite the withdrawal, President Reagan insisted that the US was not turning its back on Lebanon.

"Once the terrorist attacks started there was no way that we could really contribute to the original mission by staying there as a target just bunkering down and waiting for further attacks," he said.

"I don't think we have lost as yet, although I know things don't look too bright. As long as there is a chance we are not bugging out.

"We are moving to deploy into a more defensive position."

US forces were originally sent in to act as a peacekeeping force between warring Christian and Muslim factions in August 1982.

But 264 American military personnel have died since then, most of them killed during a suicide bomb attack last November.

Fighting has continued over the last week with several Israeli military aircraft bombing towns and villages held by Palestinian guerrillas high in the mountains to the east.

Further conflict has also broken out along the Beirut front line.

The US Marines were sent in 18 months ago to help the Lebanese administration but as the last troops pulled out there was no official government delegation present to see them off.

Instead, gunmen riding motorcycles watched without emotion as US military helicopters airlifted the last front line troops to warships off the Lebanese coast.

Vocabulary:
 

invulnerable: immune to attack; impregnable(無懈可擊的)









 
Go to Other Sections
Story Tools
 
Copyright by chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved

版權聲明:未經中國日報網站許可,任何人不得復制本欄目內容。如需轉載請與本網站聯系。
None of this material may be used for any commercial or public use. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
 

 

主站蜘蛛池模板: 一本色道久久综合亚洲精品高清 | 亚洲国产欧美目韩成人综合 | 国产高清美女一级a毛片久久 | 欧美精品久久久久久久影视 | 日韩高清欧美 | 巨乳激情 | 综合欧美视频一区二区三区 | 免费视频成人国产精品网站 | 三级网站视频在线观看 | 成人久久久久 | 美女张开腿让我桶 | 荡公乱妇蒂芙尼中文字幕 | 一级毛片大全 | 精品国产看高清国产毛片 | 亚洲午夜在线 | 国产中文字幕视频 | 可以免费看黄的网站 | 一个人看的日本免费视频 | 久久国产亚洲欧美日韩精品 | 欧美国产一区二区 | 久久视频精品53在线观看 | 国产成人亚洲精品老王 | 18在线网站 | 亚洲精品成人一区二区 | 97在线观看 | 欧美 日韩 国产 成人 在线观看 | 国产欧美视频在线观看 | 国产成人a在一区线观看高清 | 在线精品国产三级 | 日本一区二区三区四区五区 | 国产成人精品一区二区免费视频 | 亚洲精品色综合色在线观看 | 99久久免费精品视频 | 成人午夜网 | 久久国产三级 | 日本成人一级片 | 秀人网私拍福利视频在线 | 国产精品久久久久国产精品 | 美女被cao免费看在线看网站 | 久久精品视频网 | 国产欧美曰韩一区二区三区 |