阿富汗近500名囚犯挖地道越狱
A spokesman for the Afghan President Hamid Karzai has described the escape from prison of many Taliban militants as 'a disaster'. Nearly 500 militants got away in the southern city of Kandahar. Quentin Sommerville reports from Kabul.
阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊(Hamid Karzai) 的发言人表示,塔利班激进分子越狱事件将是一场“灾难”。约500名武装激进分子从阿富汗南部城市坎大哈(Kandahar)越狱。喀布尔,Quentin Sommerville报道。
This prison break-out started with a break-in. From a home outside the prison walls, the Taliban dug a 360-metre-long tunnel. It took five months and at 11 o'clock last night, they smashed through the concrete floor into the cell of Taliban prisoners. Back in 2008, the Taliban blew the gates of the prison; over 1,000 escaped. Millions of pounds were then spent to improve security at the jail. Today’s escape is a further setback for security in the area and for the fight against the insurgency.
越狱是在夜间开始的。塔利班花费5个月的时间,挖了一个360米长的地道。地道连通监狱内部与附近一处房屋。在昨晚11点,他们逃离关押塔利班囚犯的监狱。早在2008年,塔利班分子炸毁了监狱的大门,1000多名囚犯逃脱。相关部门花费数百万英镑用于改善监狱的安全问题。今天的越狱反映出该地区安全措施的不足,以及与反叛分子作战的失败。