From Washington, this is VOA News. I’m Dave DeForest reporting. French officials identify a third attacker: The man died in the terrorist attacks on a Paris concert hall in November. Officials announced Wednesday that the attacker was from Strasbourg. He is believed to have traveled to Syria with a group of young people in late 2013. The suspect's name has not been officially released, but French media are identifying him as Fouad Mohamed-Aggad. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter testified before the Senate Armed Forces Committee Wednesday and urged Turkey to do more to control its often porous border with Syria. Carter criticized Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states for being, in his words, "preoccupied by the conflict in Yemen" and not paying enough attention to the fight against the Islamic State group. “The international community, including our allies and partners, has to step up before another attack, like Paris. Carter also said it is time for Russia to, in his words, "focus on the right side of this fight." Western nations have accused Russia of focusing its strikes on Syrian opposition fighters in support of its ally, President Bashar al-Assad -- a charge Russian officials have denied. The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says the two shooters in last week's California massacre were radicalized before they met online and started discussing jihad and martyrdom about two years ago. FBI Director James Comey told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the two were inspired by foreign terrorist groups. Rwanda is set to vote next week on a constitutional amendment that will allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third term in 2017, and potentially to remain in power until 2034. The referendum is forecast to pass easily. This is VOA News. _____________________________________________________________ Words in This News concert – n. a public performance of music hall – n. a large room or building testified – v. giving evidence, especially in a court of law porous – adj. easy to pass through preoccupied – v. thinking a lot about or worrying about something paying attention – expression to think about one thing alone focus – v. to direct one’s attention toward something massacre – n. the killing of many people radicalized – v. causing someone or something to become more extreme online – adj. of or related to a computer or the Internet jihad – n. fighting by Muslims to defend or spread their beliefs martyrdom – n. the suffering or death of someone, especially because of his or her religious beliefs inspired – v. making someone want something run – v. to compete for an elected office potentially – adj. possibly; able to become true or real referendum – n. an event in which people vote for or against a measure that deals with a given issue forecast – v. to say that something will happen in the future; to predict We want to hear from you. Write to us in the comments section.
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