It remains unclear why a shooter killed five people at a Jordanpolice training center Monday, a U.S. State Department official said.
周一，美国国务院官员表示，目前尚未清楚为什么一名约旦警察在约旦国际警察训练中心开抢射杀5人。
The shooter killed two Jordanians, two Americans and a South African. Police then shot and killed the gunman. He was identified as 28-year-old police Captain Anwar Abu Zeid.
该警察开枪射杀两名约旦人、两名美国籍教官与一名南非籍教官。该警察被击毙，嫌疑犯被确认为是28岁的警官安瓦尔·阿布·扎伊德。
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The United States funds security training at King Abdullah bin Al Hussein Training Center near Amman, Jordan. A Jordanian officer opened fire, killing two American military personnel and a South African, Nov. 9, 2015. |
The shootings happened on the 10th anniversary of the deadly hotel bombings in Amman, the capital, reported the Washington Post.
据《华盛顿邮报》报道，该枪击事件发生在首都安曼致命酒店爆炸案十周年之际。
Two other Americans were wounded in the attack. The four U.S. citizens attacked were trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center near Amman. They worked for DynCorp. It is a U.S.-based security company.
另外两名美国教官在枪击事件中受伤。被抢伤的四名美国公民在位于安曼附近的“约旦国际警察训练中心”训练巴勒斯坦安保部队，他们受雇于美国戴恩国际公司，美国的一个安全公司。
The training center is used to train police cadets from the Middle East, the State Department said. Palestinian security forces train there, as well as police officer candidates for duty in Iraq. It opened in 2003. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
美国国务院表示，该培训中心过去用来训练来自中东的警察学员。巴基斯坦安全部队以及驻扎在伊拉克的警官候选人在这里训练。约旦国际警察训练中心始建于２００３年。
At the White House, President Barack Obama said the U.S. is taking the attack "very seriously." Jordan's King Abdullah II visited attack victims at a Jordanian hospital.
在白宫，美国总统奥巴马表示，美国“高度重视”此次枪击事件。约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世在约旦医院探望枪击事件受害者。
The Jordanian government is investigating the shooting.
约旦政府正在调查此次枪击事件。
I'm Anna Matteo.
我是安娜·马特奥。
VOA State Department correspondent Pamela Dockins reported this story. VOA's Victoria Macchi and National Security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this report. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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It remains unclear why a shooter killed five people at a Jordan police training center Monday, a U.S. State Department official said.
The shooter killed two Jordanians, two Americans and a South African. Police then shot and killed the gunman. He was identified as 28-year-old police Captain Anwar Abu Zeid.
The shootings happened on the 10th anniversary of the deadly hotel bombings in Amman, the capital, reported the Washington Post.
Two other Americans were wounded in the attack. The four U.S. citizens attacked were trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center near Amman. They worked for DynCorp. It is a U.S.-based security company.
The training center is used to train police cadets from the Middle East, the State Department said. Palestinian security forces train there, as well as police officer candidates for duty in Iraq. It opened in 2003. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
At the White House, President Barack Obama said the U.S. is taking the attack "very seriously." Jordan's King Abdullah II visited attack victims at a Jordanian hospital.
The Jordanian government is investigating the shooting.
I'm Anna Matteo.
VOA State Department correspondent Pamela Dockins reported this story. VOA's Victoria Macchi and National Security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this report. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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cadet– n. a military school student who is preparing to be an officer
