The White House summit was held during an investigation into the deaths of dozens of Afghan civilians who were said to have died in a U.S. bombing raid.

在白宫首脑会议召开的同时，有关人员正在调查几十名阿富汗平民据说在美国的轰炸袭击中丧生的事。

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News of the raid electrified the North and outraged the white South.

这起突袭事件让北方为之振奋，却让南方白人群情激愤。

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Police believe up to four offenders used a white van in the raid which took "a matter of minutes".

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Dole had called for a gas-tax repeal, and the White House sounded air-raid sirens.

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