Jul 18, 2012

Gunmen attack WHO team in Pakistan's Karachi



Gunmen have attacked the World Health Organization team working against polio in southern Pakistan, wounding two people. WHO says a team member and an international adviser were taken to a hospital after the attack Tuesday in the city of Karachi. Pakistani police had earlier identified the two as a foreign doctor and his driver. Both men were supporting a three-day national ant-polio campaign that was launched on Monday. WHO said there is no evidence to suggest that the attack was meant for the anti-polio efforts or WHO. 

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(日本語訳)
南パキスタンで、ポリオ撲滅のために働いているWHOチームが襲撃され、2名が負傷している。WHOによると、木曜日、カラチ市内で、チームの一人と国際的なアドバイザーが病院に運ばれた。パキスタン警察は早い段階で、二人は外国の医師と運転手であることを確認していた。二人は、木曜日に開催された、ポリオ撲滅キャンペーンを支援していた。襲撃はポリオ撲滅キャンペーン又はWHOに反対する意図であることを示唆する証拠はないと、WHOは言った。

2 comments:

ジョン said...

and its driver
--> and his driver

撲滅 is a new and interesting word for me. Thank you!

bikenglish said...

Joa-san,

Thank you for good advice. I often mistake these two words.