A gunman claiming to be inspired by al-Qaeda has given himself up after a siege at a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse. All his four hostages have been freed unharmed. The incident follows a siege in March by an Islamist militant Mohamed Merah, who shot seven people dead. From Paris, Hugh Schofield.
一名声称受到基地组织激发的歹徒在法国图卢兹一家银行被包围后自首。他劫持的4名人质均已释放,毫发无损。之前在三月,伊斯兰武装分子Mohamed Merah在一次围攻中开枪打死7人。休·斯科菲尔德在巴黎报道。
Six hours of siege ended successfully with the controlled use of force by the police. The man was shot as he came out of the bank holding one of his hostages. Overpowered by police, he was treated for gunshot wounds on the spot, but his life is not in danger. Earlier the man had released two of his four hostages. He told police his motives were religious, but they suspect that the main factor is his known history of mental trouble.
警方严控武器的使用,6个小时包围终于成功结束。这名男子挟持一名人质从银行出来,当场就中弹。警方将其制服,当场给他治疗枪伤,但并无生命危险。早些时候,此人释放了4名人质中的两位。他告诉警察,他作案是出于宗教动机,但警方怀疑主要因素是他的心理疾病经历,这一点警方已经得知。
The English woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby has died at the age of 64. Lesley Brown made history in July 1978 when her daughter Louise was born following IVF treatment. Mrs Brown had been trying for a baby with her husband for nine years before she successfully conceived through what was then still an experimental technique. Speaking later she said she'd been so desperate to have a baby she was willing to put up with anything to give birth.