紐約發生自殺式恐襲

Subway bomber wounds self, three victims in New York

NEW YORK - A Bangladeshi[孟加拉國的] man set off a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York City commuter hub during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, immediately calling it an attempted terrorist attack.

The suspect, Akayed Ullah, 27, was taken to a hospital after suffering burns from the explosive device, which was attached to his body with Velcro[1] and zip ties[尼龍搭扣帶] and did not fully ignite, officials said.

[1]韋爾克魯（Velcro）材料的使用，使防彈衣的質量在人體軀幹得以均勻分配，極大地提高了穿著者的機動靈活性。

Investigators told Reuters they believe the attack in midtown Manhattan was intended to be a suicide bombing.

The blast, which occurred around 7 am (1200 GMT) in a busy underground passageway between the subway station underneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal[港務局巴士總站] and the Times Square subway station, sent commuters fleeing for the exits and police officers rushing to the scene, as officials scrambled[2] to reroute trains and shut down streets.

[2]scramble

1)[VT]to try to do something difficult very quickly 倉促完成〔困難的事〕

scramble to do sth

They were scrambling to give the impression that the situation was in control.

他們急於給人一種形勢已得到控制的印象。

2)[VI]to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help you〔迅速而吃力地〕爬，攀登

[+ up/down/over etc]

They tried to scramble up the cliff.

他們想爬上懸崖。

3)to struggle or compete with other people to get or reach something

爭奪，搶奪

[+ for]

Thousands of people will be scrambling for tickets.

將有數千人搶購門票。

Three people, including a police officer, suffered minor injuries.

The attack came just six weeks after police say an Uzbek man, Sayfullo Saipov, plowed a truck through a crowd of pedestrians along a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight in an act for which Islamic State later claimed responsibility. In September 2016, a man injured 31 people when he set off a homemade bomb in New Yorks Chelsea[切爾西] neighborhood.

In recent years, numerous people claiming to be inspired by Islamic State have carried out attacks across Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

A law enforcement official familiar with the Ullah investigation said investigators have found evidence that he watched Islamic State propaganda on the internet.

The weapon used in Mondays attack was "amateur-level," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference near the explosion site. He told CNN the homemade bomb may not have fully ignited, possibly limiting the damage.