自爆テロ犯はベナジル・ブット元首相に向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた。

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English Translation

The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.

Furigana

自爆(じばく)テロ犯(はん)はベナジル・ブット元(もと)首相(しゅしょう)に向(む)けて発砲(はっぽう)したが、弾(たま)はそれた。

Romanji

Jibaku terohan wa Benajirubutto moto shushō ni mukete happōshita ga, tama wa soreta.

Words

自爆 (じばく)

suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

元 (もと)

former; ex-

首相 (しゅしょう)

Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

向ける (むける)

to turn towards; to point

発砲 (はっぽう)

firing; discharge of gun

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

玉 (たま)

ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; coin; precious; beautiful; excellent

逸れる (それる)

to turn aside; to turn away; to veer away; to bear off; to miss (e.g. of a bullet); to go astray; to go wild; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to stray; to wander