“倭马亚大清真寺,是叙利亚最大最古老的清真寺之一,可能也是继卫城之后阿勒波第二大旅游景点,同时也是朝圣所在地。施洗约翰的父亲,先知Zakariya的遗骨就存放于此。清真寺对阿勒波意义非常,如今看到它遭受如此毁灭性的破坏,感到很痛心。”
Orthodox Church officials in Aleppo say two bishops who were kidnapped by gunmen on Monday are still missing. Yuhanna Ibrahim and Boulos Yaziji, who are from different branches of the Orthodox Church, are the most senior clerics to be caught up directly in the Syrian conflict. A French church organisation said on Tuesday that the bishops had been released. But church officials have confirmed to the BBC that until Wednesday evening, they’ve still had no contact with the men.
阿勒波东正教官员表示两名星期一遭武装分子绑架的主教仍然处在失踪状态,Yuhanna Ibrahim 和Boulos Yaziji来自东正教不同的分支,作为高级神职人员,他们在叙利亚冲突中遭到绑架。一个法国交会组织星期二表示两名主教已被释放。但是教堂方面向BBC表示直至星期三晚上,仍无法和两名主教取得联系。
Police in Bangladesh say the owners of a building that collapsed outside the capital Dhaka were alerted to a severe crack in the eight-storey construction the day before, but had brushed aside the concerns of employees. Officials say up to 100 people are believed to have died in the collapse. A senior official in charge of inspecting garment factories for safety said half of all premises were unsafe.