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    Britain has said the Russian airline which crashed in Egypt on Saturday may well have beenbrought down by an explosive device. The British foreign secretary Phillip Hammond said theassessment followed examination of intelligence information from a range of sources. Wehave concluded that there is a significant possibility of that crash was caused by an explosivedevice on board the aircraft. Earlier this evening, we delayed the return to the UK of Britishbound flights that we are on the ground of Sharm el-Sheikh while we conducted a review ofsecurity at the airport. Britain has also suspended all flights to the Red Sea resort of Sharmel-Sheikh from which the Russian plane took off. US officials echoed the bomb theory, butstressed that this was not a definitive conclusion. One US official said Islamic State militantswho have claimed the attack may have been behind it.

　　Egypt has expressed anger and disappointment of the British warning. Lyse Doucet is inCairo. I've just got off the telephone with Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry, and he isabsolutely furious. He said Britain has jumped to conclusions with what he called anunwarranted statement before the investigations into the crash were even completed. Hesays that will be catastrophic for the millions of Egyptians who earn their living to tourism. Ourdefense correspondent Frank Gardener examines what prompted the British decision.What's changing this time was new intelligence, fresh intelligence that arrived today. I thinkwe got assumed probably come from Britain's intelligence agencies either MI6 or GCHQ. Andit'll be something to do with terrorism activity in the Sinai. It's already home to a very activebranch of so-called Islamic State. They've been battling the Egyptian government. They gotsurface to air missiles, but small ones, not ones that can bring down anaircraft of that height.But they would have invested interest in doing something like this.

　　The Pentagon says members of a recently formed Syrian opposition group called the SyrianArab Coalition have captured an area of 200 sq km in a battle with Islamic State militants in thenortheast of the country. It's said the battle near the town of al-Hawl involved about 1000opposition fighters backed by aircraft from the US led coalition.

　　A major rescue operation is underway in the Pakistani city of Lahore where a 4-story factorywhich is under construction has collapsed killing at least 18 people. Officials said more than 70people had been rescued, but over 100 more were feared trapped beneath the rubble.Emergency teams have brought in heavy machinery to help free them. It's not clear whatcaused the building to collapse though labors working on the site have said it was damagedduring last month's earthquake. You're listening to world news from the BBC.

　　The credit rating's agency Moody's has down graded the credit score of the car companyVolkswagen following the emissions scandal, Andrew walker reports. The risk of Volkswagenbehind Moody's decisions comes from the company's announcement about fuel efficiency incarbon dioxide emissions. VW said it had found what it called irregularities in its statedemissions and fuel consumption figures that affected up to 800,000 vehicles. The crisis whicherupted in September involved nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel cars. The company’s lateststatement indicated wider problems with issues about other types of emission, and impliedthese some petrol vehicles are also affected. Andrew Walker.

　　The US authorities temporarily stopped aircraft landing at Santiago airport while they dealtwith the gunman under the flight path. Police said a man involved in a domestic dispute hadfired shots from a high-powered rifle when police arrived at his apartment building. He latersurrendered.

　　The Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has questioned the arrest of a number of journalists onTuesday. The intelligence service of the revolutionary guards detained several members ofwhat described as infiltration network linked to hostile western governments.

　　Mexico Supreme Court had voted in favor of allowing a group of activists to grow anddistribute Marijuana for their personal use. The ruling only applies to the four people whobrought the case, but expert say it could pave the way for legalizing the recreational use ofMarijuana in the future. Kitty Watson reports. In a country that faces drug violence on amassive scale, this is a significant ruling. It was based on the freedom of citizens to be able tochoose what they consume. This is just the first step. The ruling doesn't replace existing druglaws. In order for the law to change, the supreme court would have to vote the same way fourmore times on very similar cases, but activists still seeing this as a huge victory. And that’s theBBC news.

　　1.marijuana n.大麻

　　例句：He has been blacklisted since being convictedof possessing marijuana in 1969.

　　他自从1969年因持有大麻而被定罪后就被列入了黑名单。

　　2.rifle n.步枪

　　例句：They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle.

　　他们用自动步枪近距离开枪射杀了他。

　　3.indicate v.表明

　　例句：Our vote today indicates a change in United States policy.

　　我们今天的选举表明了美国政策的一种变化。

　　4.intelligence n.情报

　　例句：She first moved into the intelligence services 22 years ago.

　　22年前她初次进入情报部门。

　　5.rubble n.瓦砾

　　例句：Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble.

　　成千上万的尸体仍然被埋在碎石瓦砾下。

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