Statement on the Explosions in New York and New Jersey

Good morning, everybody. I want to say a few words about the explosions that occurred here in New York City and New Jersey and the other devices that have been found in New Jersey. I've been monitoring the situation closely and receiving frequent updates from my team. And I've just been briefed again by FBI Director Comey. In addition, I've had a chance to speak with Governors Cuomo and Christie, as well as Mayor de Blasio. 各位早上好。我想就纽约市和新泽西州发生的爆炸事件,以及在新泽西州发现的其他装置说几句话。我一直在密切关注事态发展,不断从我的团队那里收到最新情况。我刚刚又听取了联邦调查局局长科米的汇报。此外,我还有机会与科莫州长、克里斯蒂州长以及白思豪市长进行了交谈。

We've seen what was apparently a pipe bomb go off in New Jersey, in Seaside Park, where it could have seriously injured our U.S. Marines and spectators who were there for a race. The bombing in the Chelsea neighborhood, here in New York, injured more than two dozen people. We are extremely fortunate and grateful that nobody was killed. And our prayers go out to all those who have been injured. We want to wish them a speedy recovery. 我们看到,一枚疑似管状炸弹在新泽西州的锡赛德帕克爆炸,本可能造成参加赛跑的美国海军陆战队员和观众严重受伤。纽约市切尔西社区的爆炸造成二十多人受伤。我们非常庆幸也心怀感激,没有人因此丧生。我们为所有伤者祈祷,祝愿他们早日康复。

I especially want to commend all the outstanding police and first responders in both New York City and New Jersey for their extraordinary professionalism and their quick response, which surely prevented even more people from being hurt, and ensured that people got assistance quickly. 我要特别赞扬纽约市和新泽西州所有出色的警察和急救人员,他们展现了非凡的专业精神和快速反应能力,这无疑避免了更多人受伤,并确保人们得到及时救助。

The investigation is moving rapidly, and as is my practice, I'm going to leave it to the FBI and law enforcement to provide details. I think everybody is aware at this point that there is a person of interest who is the focus of the investigation. And the FBI can give you further details in terms of how that is proceeding. 调查正在迅速推进,按照我的惯例,具体细节将由联邦调查局和执法部门公布。我想大家现在都知道,有一名涉案嫌疑人是调查的重点。联邦调查局可以就调查进展向各位提供进一步的细节。

I told Governors Cuomo and Christie and Mayor de Blasio that they and their teams will continue to have all federal support as they move ahead with their investigations, and tracking down every lead, and working to keep the people of this city and of this region safe. Law enforcement is asking for the help of the community. And so to everybody in this region, I want to repeat what we've said before: If you see something suspicious, then you need to say something -- contact local law enforcement. 我已告知科莫州长、克里斯蒂州长和白思豪市长,在他们开展调查、追查每一条线索、努力保障这座城市和这个地区人民安全的过程中,联邦政府将继续提供全力支持。执法部门正在寻求社区的帮助。因此,对于这个地区的每一个人,我想重申我们之前说过的话:如果你看到可疑情况,就一定要说出来——联系当地执法部门。

In the meantime, I would ask that the press try to refrain from getting out ahead of the investigation. I am extraordinarily happy with the cooperation that's been taking place between the FBI and state and local law enforcement officials. They are moving smartly on this investigation. It does not help if false reports or incomplete information is out there. So try to, as much as possible, stick to what our investigators say, because they actually know what they're talking about. 与此同时,我恳请媒体尽量不要抢在调查之前发布消息。联邦调查局与州及地方执法官员之间的合作令我非常满意。他们正在有条不紊地推进调查。虚假报道或不完整信息的传播于事无补。所以,请尽可能以我们调查人员的说法为准,因为他们确实了解真实情况。

Meanwhile, I know that the United Nations meetings here every year already create an additional workload for New York. But given the U.N. meetings, we also have a particularly high level of federal resources here to help as needed. We're going to make sure that everybody is working together seamlessly, as one team, to get to the bottom of what happened, to find those responsible, and to make sure that justice is done. 与此同时,我知道每年在这里举行的联合国会议已经给纽约带来了额外的工作负担。但正因为有联合国会议,我们在这里也部署了特别充足的联邦资源,可根据需要提供协助。我们将确保所有人作为一个团队无缝协作,彻查事件真相,将责任人绳之以法。

Meanwhile, while all this is going on in New York and New Jersey, we're also focused on the stabbing attack at the shopping mall in Minnesota. At this point, we see no connection between that incident and what happened here in New York and New Jersey. Our attention there is on the people who were injured. And again, we are very grateful that no one lost their life. Thanks to the quick action of a brave off-duty police officer, the suspect was killed and we avoided more people being hurt. 与此同时,在纽约和新泽西发生这一切的同时,我们也在关注明尼苏达州购物中心发生的持刀袭击事件。目前来看,我们认为这起事件与纽约和新泽西发生的事件没有关联。我们在那里的关注点是伤者。同样,我们非常感激没有人因此失去生命。多亏了一名勇敢的休班警察迅速采取行动,嫌疑人被击毙,避免了更多人受伤。

I had a chance also to speak with Governor Dayton this morning. I assured him that we will provide all the assistance that he needs in the investigation. The FBI is investigating the Minnesota incident as a potential act of terrorism. We will direct the full resources of the federal government to make sure that the investigation goes forward aggressively. 今天早上我还与戴顿州长进行了交谈。我向他保证,我们将在调查中提供他所需的一切协助。联邦调查局正在将明尼苏达事件作为潜在恐怖主义行为进行调查。我们将调动联邦政府的全部资源,确保调查积极推进。

And finally, I want to take this opportunity to reassure the people in this city, in this region, and Americans across our country that our counterterrorism and law enforcement professionals at every level -- federal, state and local -- are working together, around the clock, to prevent attacks and to keep us safe. They are the best of the best. Over the years, they have thwarted many plots and saved many lives. And we are incredibly grateful for their service, today and every single day. 最后,我想借此机会向这座城市、这个地区以及全美人民保证,我们各级的反恐和执法专业人员——联邦、州和地方——正在夜以继日地通力合作,防止袭击,保障我们的安全。他们是精英中的精英。多年来,他们挫败了许多阴谋,挽救了许多生命。我们对他们的服务无比感激,今天如此,每一天都是如此。

We will continue to lead the global coalition in the fight to destroy ISIL, which is instigating a lot of people over the Internet to carry out attacks. We are going to continue to go after them. We're going to take out their leaders. We're going to take out their infrastructure. They are continuing to lose ground in Iraq and in Syria. And later today, I'll be meeting with Prime Minister Abadi of Iraq to discuss the need to sustain that momentum. 我们将继续领导全球联盟打击并摧毁伊斯兰国,该组织正在互联网上煽动许多人发动袭击。我们将继续追击他们。我们将铲除他们的领导人。我们将摧毁他们的基础设施。他们在伊拉克和叙利亚持续节节败退。今天晚些时候,我将会见伊拉克总理阿巴迪,讨论保持这一势头的必要性。

As we take away more of their territory, it exposes ISIL as the failed cause that it is. And it helps to undermine their ideology, which over time will make it harder for them to recruit and inspire people to violence. And we're going to continue to enlist tech companies and community and religious leaders to push back against online extremist content and all messages of hate. 随着我们夺取他们更多的领土,伊斯兰国失败的本质将暴露无遗。这将有助于动摇他们的意识形态,久而久之,他们招募和煽动人们实施暴力的难度将会加大。我们还将继续联合科技公司、社区和宗教领袖,共同抵制网络极端主义内容和一切仇恨信息。

At moments like this, I think it's important to remember what terrorists and violent extremists are trying to do. They are trying to hurt innocent people, but they also want to inspire fear in all of us, and disrupt the way we live, to undermine our values. 在这样的时刻,我认为重要的是要记住恐怖分子和暴力极端分子想要做什么。他们想要伤害无辜的人,但他们也想要在我们所有人心中激起恐惧,扰乱我们的生活方式,破坏我们的价值观。

And so, even as we have to be vigilant and aggressive, both in preventing senseless acts of violence but also making sure that we find those who carry out such acts and bring them to justice, we all have a role to play as citizens in making sure that we don't succumb to that fear. And there's no better example of that than the people of New York and New Jersey. 因此,尽管我们必须保持警惕和积极主动,既要防止无谓的暴力行为,也要确保将实施此类行为的人绳之以法,但作为公民,我们所有人都有责任确保自己不屈服于恐惧。而纽约和新泽西人民就是最好的榜样。

When I was speaking to Governor Cuomo and Governor Christie and Mayor De Blasio, one point that they all made is, folks around here, they don't get scared. They're tough, they're resilient, they go about their business every single day. And that kind of toughness and resoluteness, and a recognition that neither individuals nor organizations like ISIL can ultimately undermine our way of life, that's the kind of strength that makes me so proud to be an American. And that's the kind of strength that is going to be absolutely critical not just in the days to come but in the years to come. 当我与科莫州长、克里斯蒂州长和白思豪市长交谈时,他们都提到了一点:这里的人们不会被吓倒。他们坚韧不拔,他们顽强不屈,他们每一天都照常生活。这种坚强和坚定,以及认识到无论是个人还是像伊斯兰国这样的组织都无法最终动摇我们的生活方式——正是这种力量让我为作为一名美国人感到无比自豪。这种力量不仅在未来几天,而且在未来岁月中都将至关重要。

By showing those who want to do us harm that they will never beat us, by showing the entire world that as Americans we do not, and never will, give in to fear, that's going to be the most important ingredient in us defeating those who would carry our terrorist acts against us. 通过向那些想伤害我们的人表明他们永远无法打败我们,通过向全世界表明作为美国人我们不会、也永远不会屈服于恐惧,这将是我们击败那些对我们实施恐怖行为的人的最重要因素。

Thank you very much, everybody. And as I said, you will be receiving, I'm sure, ongoing briefings from both the FBI and local law enforcement in terms of the details of the investigation. 非常感谢大家。正如我所说,我相信你们将会不断收到联邦调查局和当地执法部门关于调查细节的通报。

署名Barack Obama(巴拉克·奥巴马)  2016-09-19  发表于 Lotte New York Palace Hotel, New York City, New York