埃及冲突持续升温致近900人死亡_BEC初级作文

埃及冲突持续升温致近900人死亡

自两年前专制者胡斯尼·穆巴拉克逝世后，埃及就陷入一个接一个的危机当中，不断向西方盟友和临边以色列发出警报，而早在1979年，埃及就和这些国家地区签署了和平协议。

But Saudi Arabia warned the United States and Europe on Sunday against pressing the government to halt a crackdown on the Brotherhood, which it has always eyed with distrust.

但周日，沙特阿拉伯却警告美国和欧洲国家不要迫使埃及政府停止对兄弟会的打击行动，这种行为通常是不信任的表现。

The Interior Ministry said 36 Brotherhood members died during an attempted prison breakout on Sunday near the capital, saying the prisoners had been suffocated by tear gas.

内务部大臣表示，周日在首都开罗附近，36名兄弟会成员在越狱未遂，后因催泪瓦斯窒息而死。

Offering a very different version of events, a legal source told Reuters 38 men had died from asphyxiation in the back of a crammed police van. The Brotherhood, battling to reverse the overthrow of Mursi, held the authorities responsible.

但另一合法消息人士却告诉路透社另一非常不同的版本，他说有38人被塞进拥挤的警用货车中被活活闷死。穆斯林兄弟会一直想让穆尔西扭转政局重新上台负责当局。

Hundreds of Brotherhood supporters have been arrested in recent days across Egypt in an effort to end weeks of protests, but the group has said it will not retreat and staged rallies in both Cairo and Alexandria on Sunday.