俄罗斯确认上个月在埃及发生的飞机坠毁事件为恐怖袭击。

Explosives were found in the wreckage andluggage section of the airplane, said Russia's Federal Security Service chief, Alexander Bortnikov, on Tuesday.

周二，俄罗斯联邦安全局局长亚历山大·博尔特尼科夫表示，在飞机残骸与私人物品中发现炸药。

In this photo made available Nov. 2, 2015, and provided by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, Egyptian military forces approach a plane's tail at the wreckage of a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg in Russia that crashed in Hassana, Egypt.

Bortnikov also said the detonated explosive device that brought down the plane was made with 1.5 kilograms of dynamite, or TNT.

博尔特尼科夫还表示，击落飞机的引爆爆炸装置是用1.5公斤炸药制成，其威力等同于1公斤TNT炸药。

The Metrojet A-321 flight was traveling from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg on October 31. It crashed into the Sinai Peninsula desert. All 224 people on board were killed. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

10月31日，迈特捷A321客机是从沙姆沙伊赫飞往圣彼得堡的空客。在西奈半岛上空发生空难。机上的224人全部遇难。

Islamic Statemilitants said they carried out the attack. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to find and punish those responsible for the attack. The Russian security service is offering a $50 million reward for information on who downed the plane in Egypt, the Associated Press reported.

伊斯兰国武装分子声称他们实施了该次恐怖袭击。俄罗斯总统普京承诺俄罗斯将找出那些对恐怖袭击事件负责的分子并对他们进行惩罚。据美联社报道，俄罗斯安全局悬赏5000万美元寻找俄客机空难线索。

I'm Kelly Jean Kelly.

我是凯利吉恩·凯利。

Jim Dresbach adapted this story for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

luggage – n. the bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling

dynamite– n. a powerful explosive that is often used in the form of a stick

TNT– n. a very powerful explosive

militants – n. people having or showing a desire or willingness to use strong, extreme and sometimes forceful methods to achieve something

detonate– v. to explode or to cause something to explode

Russiaadmits that last month's airplane crash in Egypt was a terrorist attack.

Explosives were found in the wreckage andluggage section of the airplane, said Russia's Federal Security Service chief, Alexander Bortnikov, on Tuesday.

Bortnikov also said the detonated explosive device that brought down the plane was made with 1.5 kilograms of dynamite, or TNT.

The Metrojet A-321 flight was traveling from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg on October 31. It crashed into the Sinai Peninsula desert. All 224 people on board were killed. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

Islamic Statemilitants said they carried out the attack. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to find and punish those responsible for the attack. The Russian security service is offering a $50 million reward for information on who downed the plane in Egypt, the Associated Press reported.

I'm Kelly Jean Kelly.

Jim Dresbach adapted this story for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or visit our Facebook page.

______________________________________________________________

Words in This Story

luggage – n. the bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling

dynamite– n. a powerful explosive that is often used in the form of a stick

TNT– n. a very powerful explosive

militants – n. people having or showing a desire or willingness to use strong, extreme and sometimes forceful methods to achieve something

detonate– v. to explode or to cause something to explode