week7-Canadian Parliament. Ottawa. shooting. gunman

Soldier and gunman killed in Ottawa shootings

Gunman killed by police inside parliament building after he fatally shot Canadian soldier guarding war memorial.

A gunman armed with a rifle has shot and killed a Canadian soldier guarding Ottawa's war memorial, before being pursued by police into the national parliament building and shot dead himself.

The attack began at about 9.50am on Wednesday local time (13.50 GMT) when the man shot and killed the uniformed soldier, Cpl. Nathan Frank Cirillo. It was reported by Canadian media that the suspect then stole a car and drove to nearby Parliament Hill.

He was then confronted by police and killed. Video obtained by Canada's Globe and Mail showed officers moving through parliament before an exchange of gunfire is heard. A body was reported lying on the ground after the gunfire.

Canadian local authorities confirmed the name of the dead gunman as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who was first identified by the US television network CBS. The 32-year-old suspect was deemed a "high-risk traveler" by intelligence services, and according to media reports he had recently had his passport confiscated.

No information has as yet been given as to a possible motive for the attack.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-gunman

   WHEN-after shot Canadian soldier

   WHAT-killed

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-inside parliament building

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     soldier : 軍人

2.      gunman : 槍手

3.      shooting : 槍擊

4.      police : 警察

5.      parliament : 國會

6.      arm : 武裝

7.      suspect : 可疑分子

8.      confront : 對抗

9.      identify : 識別

10.   attack : 攻擊

week6-ISIS-Iraq, IS(Islamic State)

ISIS Fast Facts

The aim of ISIS is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria.

     ISIS is known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions, crucifixions and other acts. It has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq.

     The group currently controls hundreds of square miles. It ignores international borders and has a presence from Syria's Mediterranean coast to south of Baghdad. It rules by Sharia law.

     ISIS's initial strategy for revenue was through extortion and robbery. Recently, al-Baghdadi's strategy shifted to generating resources through large-scale attacks aimed at capturing and holding territory.

    

     Unable to serve under the new Iraq government after Saddam Hussein's military was disbanded, former Iraqi soldiers became ISIS fighters, according to Middle East expert Fawaz Gerges.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-ISIS

   WHEN-not given

   WHAT-create an Islamic state

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-Syria

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     kill : 殺

2.     execution : 死刑

3.     control : 控制

4.     strategy : 策略

5.     attack : 攻擊

6.     capture : 俘虜

7.     military : 軍隊

8.     disband : 解散

source:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/isis-fast-facts/

week5-Kaohsiung, gas (pipeline) explosion/blast

Taiwan gas blasts in Kaohsiung kill at least 25

A series of gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others, officials say.

The blasts rocked the city's Cianjhen district, scattering cars and blowing deeptrenches in roads.

The exact cause of the gas leaks is not clear, but reports say the blasts were caused by ruptured pipelines.

Images of the scene showed major fires, upturned vehicles, bodies covered in debris and streets split in two.

The explosions happened late on Thursday night, with witnesses reporting huge fireballs soaring into the air. Taiwan's premier said there were at least five blasts.

"The local fire department received calls of gas leaks late Thursday and then there was a series of blasts around midnight affecting an area of two to three sq km [one sq mile]," the National Fire Agency said in a statement.

"I saw lots of cars and motorcycles with engines all over on the road, and doctors checking if bodies were dead or alive," eyewitness Chen Guan-yuan, who was at the scene shortly after the blast, told the BBC.

"Because the explosion range is so far so it's really difficult to handle this situation immediately," Mr Chen said, adding that the blasts "caused a long-range hole, like a huge cave".

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-25 people, 267 others

  WHEN-not given

   WHAT- gas explosions

   WHY-not given

   WHERE- Kaohsiung

   HOW- killed, injured

Keywords：

1.     gas : 汽油

2.      explosion : 爆炸

3.      kill : 殺

4.      injure : 傷害

5.      cause : 起因

6.      pipeline : 管線

7.      vehicle : 汽車

8.      cover : 覆蓋

9.      spilt : 分裂

10.   blast : 爆炸