巴格达一车库遇袭十八人丧生、阿巴斯呼吁欧盟恢复援巴资金

*巴格达一车库遇袭十八人丧生

伊拉克当局说，在反叛分子星期二对巴格达一个车库的袭击中至少有18人丧生。
警方说，反叛分子引爆汽车炸弹前开枪打死了五名警卫。至少还有33人受伤。发
动袭击的原因目前还不清楚。
早些时候，伊拉克当局说，警方和反叛分子在巴格达多拉区交火，至少有六名平
民丧生。在巴格达另外一个地方，一名徒步巡逻的美国士兵被一枚路边炸弹炸死
。星期一，两名美国军人在巴格达发生的一起类似的爆炸事件中丧生。
与此同时，萨达姆审判案的被告证人就这位前领导人的三名同案被告出庭作证，
他们被控在1982年杜杰勒村148名什叶派穆斯林被屠杀的事件中犯有反人类罪。

18 Killed in Baghdad Garage Attack

Iraqi authorities say at least 18 people were killed in an insurgent
attack in a Baghdad car garage Tuesday. Police say insurgents shot five
guards before setting off a car bomb. At least 33 other people were
wounded. The reason for the attack was not immediately known.

Earlier, Iraqi authorities say at least six civilians were killed in
crossfire between police and insurgents in Baghdad's Dora district.
In another part of Baghdad, a roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier on
foot patrol. Two Americans were killed by a similar bomb in Balad Monday.

Meanwhile, in Saddam Hussein's trial defense witnesses testified for
three of the former leader's co-defendants who are accused of crimes
against humanity for the 1982 massacre of 148 Shi'ites from the village
of Dujail.


*阿巴斯呼吁欧盟恢复援巴资金

巴勒斯坦总统阿巴斯敦促欧盟恢复向巴勒斯坦政府提供资金，以免巴勒斯坦管辖
地滑向他所说的“深渊”和新的冲突循环。阿巴斯星期二在欧盟议会发表讲话时
说，最近欧盟切断援助将使巴勒斯坦日益恶化的经济和社会局势雪上加霜。
欧盟和美国冻结了向哈马斯领导的政府提供的援助，因为哈马斯拒绝承认以色列
和摒弃暴力。以色列扣留了为巴勒斯坦当局征收的每月约五千万美元税收。
阿巴斯说，必须给予哈马斯领导的政府适应国际社会基本要求的机会。


Abbas Urges EU to Restore Funding to Palestinian Authority

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the European Union to
restore funding to his government, in order to prevent the Palestinian
territories from sliding into what he calls an abyss and a new cycle
of conflict. In an address to the European Parliament Tuesday, Abbas
said the recent European aid cut-off threatens to make a deteriorating
economic and social situation in the territories even worse.

The EU and the United States have frozen aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian
Authority because of Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel and renounce
violence. Israel is withholding about 50 million dollars each month in
tax revenue that it collects for the Palestinians.

Abbas said the Hamas-led government must be given a chance to adapt to
the basic requirements of the international community.