There was no evidence linking the attack directly to the al-Qaida terrorist network of Osama bin Laden, but many of the militant Islamic groups in Pakistan are sympathetic (同情) to al-Qaida and some have links to the organization, according to The Associated Press.
Musharraf promised to fight back.
\"We feel this act of international terrorism has to be met with full force. My government has the complete resolve of meeting this threat,\" he said.
\"I would appeal to the international community to understand our domestic environment resulting from our cooperation against international terrorism,\" Musharraf said without elaborating.
French President Jacques Chirac condemned (谴责) the attack and sent his newly appointed defense minister to Pakistan.
The 11 French killed in the bombing were engineers working at the Karachi seaport for a state-owned French marine construction company, the French Foreign Ministry said in Paris. They were part of a team building a submarine Pakistan bought from France.
The bus was parked outside the Sheraton Hotel when the bomb went off-apparently in a second vehicle driven by the bomber, tearing a large crater (弹坑) in the road and destroying nearby vehicles.
\"We have recovered a charred (烧焦的) body from a car,\" said Sindh provincial police chief Sayed Kamal Shah, referring to the suicide bomber and his vehicle. \"The sound was so loud I think you could have heard it from six miles away,\" said Munir Sheikh, a police officer who was actually present at the event and saw the explosion. The death toll stood at 14, including the bomber.
55.The blast in Pakistan yesterday .
A．killed 11 people and injured 23 B．killed 12 people and injured 23
C．killed 13 people and injured 23 D．killed 14 people and injured 23
56.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Pervez Musharraf is French President. B．Jacquess Chirac is Pakistani President.
C．Sayed Kamal Shah is a police officer. D．Munir Sheikh is member of a militant Islamic group.
57.Suspicion fell on .
A．Osama bin Laden B．militant Islamic groups C．the ai-Qaida terrorists D．a Pakistan policeman
58.The French Foreign Minister .
A．was newly appointed and sent to Pakistan by French President yesterday
B．condemned the attack in a press conference in Paris yesterday
C．denounced the blast as an act of terrorism aimed at French people
D．said the French killed were engineers building a submarine Pakistan bought from France.
59.The suicide bomber .
A．died of terrible burns B．shot through the window of his vehicle
C．was found dead in a large crater in the road D．was arrested by Pakistan police officer Munir Sheikh
C
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