特拉维夫八人死于自杀炸弹袭击、全球原油价格突破每桶七十美元

*特拉维夫八人死于自杀炸弹袭击

以色列警方说，一名巴勒斯坦自杀炸弹杀手星期一在特拉维夫市中心炸死至少8人
，炸伤数十人。爆炸发生在特拉维夫市的老汽车总站附近的一个快餐摊，那里也
是巴勒斯坦激进分子今年1月袭击过的目标。

爆炸后，电视台播放了来自约旦河西岸杰宁市的一名激进分子的录像，他说，他
执行了这次爆炸行动。巴勒斯坦目击者说，以色列军队封锁了杰宁地区。控制巴
勒斯坦政府的激进组织哈马斯的发言人对爆炸行动进行了辩护，说这是对以色列
侵略的正当反应。

巴勒斯坦权力机构主席阿巴斯谴责了这次袭击，并呼吁国际社会帮助结束该地区
的严重恶化局势。美国政府称袭击是“没有任何理由的卑鄙行径”。

Eight Dead in Suicide Bombing Attack in Tel Aviv

Israeli police say at least eight people have been killed and dozens
wounded by a Palestinian suicide bomber in downtown Tel Aviv Monday. The
blast occurred at a fast food stand near the city's old central bus
station -- which was also the target of a bombing in January.

After the blast, television stations broadcast a video of a militant
from the West Bank city of Jenin who said he carried out the bombing.
Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces were sealing off the Jenin
area. A spokesman for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which now
controls the Palestinian government, defended the bombing as a
legitimate response to Israeli aggression.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the attack and
called on the international community to help end what he called a grave
deterioration in the region. The U.S. government called the attack "a
despicable act for which there is no excuse."



*全球原油价格突破每桶七十美元

世界原油价格星期一急剧上涨，原因是人们担心主要市场美国的原油供应减少以
及政治问题阻碍伊朗和其他产油国的石油供应。伦敦指标性的布伦特原油价格曾
一度达到每桶71.40美元，后来才稍有缓解。美国原油在亚洲交易市场的5月交货
价格一度达到每桶70美元。

由于核项目问题，伊朗与美国和其他国家陷入对峙。伊朗称核项目是为了发电，
而其他国家则担心核项目被用来建造核弹。伊朗是世界上第4大产油国。投资者担
心，核问题的争执可能会导致德黑兰在其他产油国没有额外生产能力的时候减少
石油出口。

World Oil Prices Soar Above 70 Dollars A Barrel

World oil prices rose sharply Monday on concerns about reduction of the
supply of crude oil in the key U.S. market, and worries that political
problems may crimp supplies from Iran and other oil producers. Prices
for London's benchmark Brent crude hit a record 71 dollars, 40
cents-a-barrel before easing slightly. Prices of U.S. crude for future
delivery briefly touched 70 dollars a barrel in Asian trading.

Iran is in a stand-off with the United States and other nations over a
nuclear program that Teheran says will be used to produce electricity,
but that other nations fear could be used to build nuclear bombs. Iran
is the world's fourth-largest oil producer and investors worry the
dispute might lead Tehran to cut exports at a time when there is little
spare capacity among other oil producers.