Algeria Condemns Attack on Mecca by "Hostile Drone"
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Algeria has condemned an attack on Mecca. Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia. The attack used a drone. A drone is a small flying machine with no pilot. People say the drone was hostile. Hostile means it wanted to hurt someone.
Algeria said the attack was very wrong. Algeria's government gave a strong statement. The statement said Algeria stands with Saudi Arabia. Mecca is a very important city for many people. Millions of Muslims visit Mecca every year.
This news comes at a difficult time. There are also worries about oil from Saudi Arabia. Some groups have made new threats about oil. A threat is a warning that something bad may happen. The situation in the region is tense right now.
Vocabulary15 words
- condemned
- said very strongly that something is bad
- drone
- a small flying machine with no pilot inside
- hostile
- wanting to hurt or attack
- threats
- warnings that something bad may happen
- attack
- an action to hurt or damage something
- statement
- official words a group says to the public
- region
- a big area with several countries
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- kingdom
- a country ruled by a king
- tense
- worried and not calm
- target
- the thing that an attack aims at
- support
- help or agreement given to someone
- city
- a large place where many people live
- oil
- a dark liquid used to make fuel and energy
- wrong
- not right or not good
Quiz
Answer key
1. Mecca 2. It condemned the attack 3. A drone
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Algeria has _____ an attack on Mecca. Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia. The attack used a _____. A drone is a small flying machine with no pilot. People say the drone was _____. Hostile means it wanted to hurt someone.
Algeria said the attack was very _____. Algeria's _____ gave a strong statement. The statement said Algeria stands with Saudi Arabia. Mecca is a very important city for many people. Millions of Muslims visit Mecca every year.
This news comes at a difficult time. There are also worries about _____ from Saudi Arabia. Some groups have made new _____ about oil. A threat is a warning that something bad may happen. The situation in the _____ is tense right now.