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Haiti President Jovenel Moïse killed in attack at home
海地總統摩依士在家被槍殺
widespread 廣泛的
plague 飽受煎熬 折磨/瘟疫
rocky 不穩定的
poverty line 貧窮線
Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed and his wife injured in an attack on their home in the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince.
海地總統摩依士在位於首都太子港的家中被襲擊身亡，而他的妻子則是受傷。
Unidentified gunmen stormed the property at 01:00 local time, interim PM Claude Joseph said.
臨時總理克勞德約瑟夫說，身分不明的槍手在當地時間1點衝進總統官邸。
He has called for calm and declared a state of emergency nationwide.
他呼籲大家保持冷靜，並宣布全國進入緊急狀態。
Some reports spoke of men dressed in black carrying high-powered weapons who may have pretended to be part of a US drug enforcement operation, although no official details have been given.
有些報導稱，一些身穿黑衣、攜帶強力武器的男子，可能假裝參與美國緝毒行動，不過官方並沒有提供細節。
Mr Moïse had led Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world, since 2017 but had faced widespread protests demanding his resignation.
自2017年以來，雖然摩依士先生一直領導著海地，這個世界上最貧困的國家之一，但他面臨要求他辭職的廣泛抗議聲浪。
The nation's recent history has been plagued by coups, political instability and widespread gang violence.
該國最近一直飽受政變、政局不穩定和廣泛的幫派暴力困擾。
His time in office was rocky as he faced accusations of corruption and there were widespread demonstrations in the capital and other cities earlier this year.
因為面臨腐敗指控，他的任期很艱難，今年初在首都和其他城市都發生了廣泛示威活動。
The worsening living standards in the nation of 11 million people have pushed nearly 60% below the poverty line.
這個擁有1100萬人口的國家，生活水平不斷惡化，導致將近60%的人活在貧窮線以下。
資料來源 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57750358
