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October 12
The bombing started a raging fire
2002: Dozens killed in Bali nightclub explosion
England have
Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people
have been killed in two explosions.
At least 10 foreigners died and more than 120 people were injured -
including tourists from Australia, the US, Britain and Europe.
One of the bombs exploded at a nightclub in Kuta Beach, the island"s main
tourist resort.
Another smaller explosion occurred in nearby Denpasar, Bali"s capital,
close to the United States Honorary Consulate.
Local police say bomb squad officers are investigating, although the cause
of the explosions has not been confirmed.
The explosion in Kuta occurred at about 2330 local time when the bars would
have been packed with tourists.
Witnesses say the blast destroyed the Sari Club and the resulting fire then
engulfed a neighbouring bar, Paddy"s Irish Club.
Other buildings and several cars were also damaged in the blast and ensuing
fire.
One witness, Richard Poore, a cameraman for a New Zealand TV company, said
the force of the explosion was so strong it severely damaged his hotel nearly
1km away.
"The windows of the hotel blew out, the upper floors have lost their
ceilings and dropped in and there was an incredible amount of smoke in the
sky."
Mr Poore explained that his "first instinct was to run up the road with a
camera" to film the scenes of devastation.
"I have just never seen anything like it. It was horrendous. Total
carnage," he said.
The US embassy in Jakarta has issued a series of warnings in recent weeks
that its nationals could be targeted by Islamic militants linked to the al-Qaeda
terror group.
The embassy itself closed for several days last month after intelligence
reports indicated militant groups were planning car bomb attacks.
Indonesian officials have in the past denied that militants linked to
al-Qaeda are active in the country.
Known as the Island of the Gods, Bali is a popular holiday resort - 1.5
million tourists visited in 2001.
Desmond Morris compares human behaviour with that of apes
1967: The Naked Ape steps out
Artificially 1969: Zoologist Dr Desmond Morris has stunned the world by
writing about humans in the same way scientists describe animals.
His new book, The Naked Ape, was published today. It was so named because
out of the 193 species of monkeys and apes on the planet only man is not
entirely covered in hair.
The former curator of mammals at London Zoo who is best known for planning
to bring together Chi Chi the panda with Moscow"s An An panda bear says he wants
to popularise and demystify science.
The provocative book sheds new light on our own behaviour and society,
describing our ways of "feeding, sleeping, fighting, mating and rearing
young".
He highlights some surprising facts that are raising quite a few eyebrows
in the scientific and non-scientific world. For example:-
Homo sapiens not only has the biggest brain of all primates but also the
largest penis, and is "the sexiest primate alive"our fleshy ear-lobes, unique to
humans, are erogenous zones that have been known to provoke orgasm in both males
and females, the more rounded shape of human breasts means they are primarily a
sexual signalling device rather than simply a milk machine.
The book has been serialised in the Daily Mirror - and with great
success.
But critics of the book have labelled him "an inadequately informed
amateur" who has oversimplified and distorted the way we behave by creating a
zoological portrait of the human being.
Dr Morris and his wife are now planning to leave Britain as tax exiles
after learning that the Inland Revenue are to send him a bill of ?80,000.
He told the Daily Mail newspaper: "The speed and timing of all this has
rather shattered me. I am now faced with the situation where I shall probably be
turning to writing as my major activity.
"It is pretty definite that I shall go abroad although I have not finally
worked out the details."
Vocabulary:
engulf : flow over or cover completely(吞没)
provocative : serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate(扇动性的)
erogenous : causing sexual excitement when stimulated(唤起情欲的) |
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