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The head of the Pakistani Taliban was killed by a U.S. drone strike on Friday, security and Taliban sources said.
巴基斯坦神學士組織的首腦週五在美國無人機攻擊行動中被殺，安全部隊和神學士組織的消息來源指出。
Hakimullah Mehsud was one of the most wanted and feared men in Pakistan with a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, leading an insurgency from a mountain hideout in North Waziristan, the Taliban’s stronghold on the Afghan frontier.
梅蘇德曾是巴基斯坦最惡名昭彰和最令人畏懼的男人，美國懸賞500萬美元取他性命。他自神學士組織在阿富汗邊境的據點、北瓦濟里斯坦的山區藏匿處領導反叛行動。
"We confirm with great sorrow that our esteemed leader was martyred in a drone attack," a senior Taliban commander said.
「我們以十分悲痛的心情證實，我們可敬的領袖在無人機攻擊中被殺」，一名神學士高階指揮官說。
In Washington, two U.S. officials confirmed Mehsud’s death in a CIA drone strike. They spoke on condition of anonymity.
在華盛頓，兩名美國官員證實梅蘇德在CIA無人機攻擊行動的死訊，他們要求匿名。
At the White House, a spokeswoman said officials had seen the reports Mehsud may have been killed in Pakistan. "We are not in a position to confirm those reports, but if true, this would be a serious loss" for the Pakistan Taliban, Caitlin Hayden, spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said in a statement.
在白宮，發言人說，官員已經看過梅蘇德可能已在巴基斯坦被殺的報導。「我們不能證實那些報導，但若這是真的，那將是巴基斯坦神學士組織的嚴重損失」，國家安全會議發言人海登在聲明中說。
The killing of Mehsud was the latest setback for the Pakistani Taliban, a group aligned with its Afghan namesakes and which has staged attacks against Pakistani armed forces and civilians in its fight to topple the government. （Reuters）
梅蘇德之死是巴基斯坦神學士組織最新一次的挫敗，該組織與位在阿富汗的同名組織緊密合作，為了推翻政府，對巴基斯坦武裝部隊和平民發動攻擊。（路透）
新聞辭典
bounty：名詞，賞金、贈款。例：bounty hunter（賞金獵人）。
esteem：動詞，尊敬、尊重。例句：He is esteemed for his integrity.（他因正直受人尊敬。）
topple：動詞，推翻、倒塌。例句：The building is going to topple down.（這棟建築快倒塌了。）
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