After the attack, they returned to base.

他们发动攻击之后返回了基地。

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A Jordanian was charged last week with attempting to destroy a Dallas skyscraper, and on the same day new charges were brought against three men in North Carolina for planning to attack a Marine base.

上周，一名约旦人因企图破坏达拉斯一座摩天大楼受到指控，而就在同一天，北卡罗来纳州又有三人因计划攻击海军基地受到指控。

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The message purported to set out a plot to attack a naval base, apparently Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, with the aim of achieving the “complete destruction” of the USS John F.

这条信息谣传要发动一次袭击美海军基地，显然他的目标是在佛罗里达，杰克逊威尔的梅港。

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The stated goal of the Afghan conflict is to deny the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies a home base from which to attack targets in the West.

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Experts in Pakistan believe the involvement of the local Taliban in the attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan could mean more pressure on Islamabad to intensify its crackdown on militants to secure the border areas.

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Conscious that a faraway and costly war doesn't play well with voters, incumbent Gordon Brown insists the troops are fighting to keep Britain safe "We have got to be clear that we cannot allow terrorists to have territory in the world that then they use as a base to attack the United Kingdom."

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Six men suspected of plotting to attack the Fort Dix Army base have been arrested in New Jersey.

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Several of those who plotted to attack the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey in 2007 were also big fans of the cleric's sermons.

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Roosevelt knew in advance of a coming attack on Pearl Harbor but let the Japanese attack the naval base to justify U.S. entry into World War II.

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