“自杀式”爆炸，这是要闹哪样？

据美媒报道，当地时间11日早上，美国纽约市发生一起爆炸事件，一名嫌犯被警方拘留，包括嫌犯在内4人受伤。据悉，该嫌犯受到了极端组织恐怖主义思想的影响。

Subway bomber wounds self, three victims in New York

NEW YORK - A Bangladeshi[孟加拉国的] 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[尼龙搭扣带] and did not fully ignite, officials said. 

[1]韦尔克鲁（Velcro）材料的使用，使防弹衣的质量在人体躯干得以均匀分配，极大地提高了穿着者的机动灵活性。

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[港务局巴士总站] 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  仓促完成〔困难的事〕

scramble to do sth

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

他们急于给人一种形势已得到控制的印象。

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. 

他们想爬上悬崖。

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

争夺，抢夺

[+ for]

Thousands of people will be scrambling for tickets. 

将有数千人抢购门票。

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 York's Chelsea[切尔西] 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 Monday's 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.

Officials said the attempted bombing underscored New York City's status as a target for such attacks, citing the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, which killed more than 2,750 people in New York and nearly 3,000 people in all, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six people.

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