Blast in Istanbul kills 10, Turkish president blames Syrian suicide bomber

ISTANBUL - At least 10 people have been killed and 15 others wounded in an explosion that hit Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet Square on Tuesday, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed on a Syrian suicide bomber.

伊斯坦布尔-当地时间2016年1月12日，土耳其伊斯坦布尔著名旅游景区苏丹艾哈迈德广场发生剧烈爆炸，已造成至少10人死亡，15人受伤。土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安表示，此次爆炸是一名叙利亚籍的自杀式袭击者所为。

The blast, so huge that it could be heard in neighboring districts, took place at around 10:15 local time (0815 GMT) at the square which a renowned tourist hub, killing 10 people and wounding 15 others, according to a statement by Istanbul governor’s office.

伊斯坦布尔省长办公室发表声明，当地时间上午十点十五分左右（格林威治时间八点十五），伊斯坦布尔著名旅游景区发生一起爆炸事件。此次爆炸威力巨大，临近地区都能听到爆炸声，总共造成十人死亡，十五人受伤。

"I was here when the explosion happened ... I heard a very big sound of explosion. The earth below my feet was shaken. Then I felt a burnt smell. Everyone was running upward toward the incident place. Within five minutes the area was full of police and ambulances," an eyewitness told Xinhua.

一位目击者告诉新华社记者，“爆炸发生的时候我就在现场。我先是听到了非常巨大的爆炸声，感觉整个脚下都在颤动，随后我就闻到了东西烧焦的味道。只见每个人都朝着事件发生的地方跑去。五分钟后，现场就被警察和救护车包围了。”

Addressing a gathering of ambassadors in Ankara, President Erdogan referred to a Syrian suicide bomber as the culprit, noting there were foreign citizens among the dead.

总统埃尔多安召集多名大使，在安卡拉发表公开演说，表示是叙利亚籍自杀式袭击者制造了此次爆炸，并公布了此次事件中遇难的外国游客。

"This incident once again has shown us that we have to stay united against terrorism," he added.

埃尔多安补充道，“此次事件再次说明：我们必须团结起来，共同打击恐怖主义势力。”

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held an emergency meeting in Ankara with the interior minister and security chiefs after the bombing.

爆炸发生后，土耳其总理艾哈迈德·达武特奥卢在首都安卡拉召集内政部长和安全部门主管召开紧急会议。

Turkey has suffered from a series of deadly attacks. In July 2015, a bombing attack in the border town of Suruc in southeastern Turkey left 34 pro-Kurdish and left-wing activists killed. In October, twin suicide bombings hit the capital city Ankara, claiming a total of 103 lives. Both were blamed on the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

土耳其先前已遭受过一系列致命袭击。2015年7月，叙利亚边境附近的土耳其东南部小镇Suruc发生爆炸式袭击，造成包括库尔德武装支持者和左翼激进分子在内共34人死亡。同年10月份，土耳其首都安卡拉连续遭受两次自杀式爆炸袭击，总共造成103人死亡。这几起事件全部由极端组织伊斯兰国（IS) 成员负责。

Meanwhile, Turkey is also cracking down on the home-grown Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which is branded as a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union as well.

与此同时，土耳其正在全力打压本土的库尔德工人党（PKK）。该党派一直被美国和欧盟视为恐怖组织。

The Turkish military said Sunday that a total of 448 PKK militants had been killed in counter-terrorism operations in southeastern Turkey, where tensions have been running high, since mid-December.

土耳其军方在周日发表声明，自去年12月15日以来，土耳其安全部队在土东南部展开大规模反恐怖主义军事活动，共打死448名库尔德武装分子，致使该地区紧张局势一度升级。

On Jan 6, a woman carried out a suicide bombing attack on a police station in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet, leaving an officer dead and another injured.

1月6日，一名妇女在伊斯坦布尔苏丹艾哈迈德区的警察局内制造了一起自杀式爆炸袭击，造成一名警员死亡，一名受伤。(声明：本文为爱语吧原创翻译，转载请注明来源，否则追究法律责任！)

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