突尼斯两名囚犯越狱时窒息而死

时间：2011-07-06 06:30:37

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Two Tunisian prisoners trying to escape have suffocated1 after setting their mattresses2 on fire, officials say.

突尼斯官员称，两名企图越狱的囚犯被自己点燃的床垫窒息而死。

Another 24 inmates3 were rushed to hospital in the central town of Kasserine with breathing problems, the Tunisian News Agency (Tap) reports.

Analysts4 say Tunisia has been unstable5 since President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted6 in January.

Tap reports that relatives of inmates who gathered outside the prison after the fire stoned government troops.

'Drugs and weapons'

The justice ministry7 said the situation was now under control.

"Some prisoners who were trying to escape set fire to mattresses（床垫） , causing the death of two detainees, asphyxiated8（窒息） by the smoke," it said.

Several prisoners escaped from the same prison in April after setting fire to a cell.

Tunisia has been hit by a wave of riots（暴动） and demonstrations9 since Ben Ali was overthrown10 in a popular uprising（起义） .

Pro-democracy groups accuse the interim11 government of failing to implement12 swift political and economic reforms.

Ben Ali was convicted in absentia on Tuesday of possessing illegal drugs and weapons.

He fled to Saudi Arabia in January - the first leader be ousted in the pro-democracy protests that have spread across North Africa and the Middle East.


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1 suffocated 864b9e5da183fff7aea4cfeaf29d3a2e     
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气
参考例句：
  • Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
  • I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。
2 mattresses 985a5c9b3722b68c7f8529dc80173637     
褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
  • The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。
3 inmates 9f4380ba14152f3e12fbdf1595415606     
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
5 unstable Ijgwa     
adj.不稳定的，易变的
参考例句：
  • This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
  • The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
6 ousted 1c8f4f95f3bcc86657d7ec7543491ed6     
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
参考例句：
  • He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
  • He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
7 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
8 asphyxiated df1132b39a5443cbe960dfadf4b37a90     
v.渴望的，有抱负的，追求名誉或地位的( aspirant的过去式和过去分词 )；有志向或渴望获得…的人
参考例句：
  • The men trapped in the mine were asphyxiated by gas. 那些困在矿井中的人因瓦斯中毒窒息死亡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The men in the coal-mine were asphyxiated by the bad gas. 煤矿坑里的工人们为毒气所窒息。 来自辞典例句
9 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威
参考例句：
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
10 overthrown 1e19c245f384e53a42f4faa000742c18     
adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词
参考例句：
  • The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
  • He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。
11 interim z5wxB     
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
参考例句：
  • The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
  • It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
12 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

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