In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

[EX Q]: 4つの爆発はタイの首都の異なる場所で、現地時間午後6時（GMT11時）頃にほぼ同時に起きた。
[EX A]: Four explosions went off almost simultaneously in different parts of Thailand's capital city, at around 6:00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT).

[EX Q]: 書簡に答えて、首相官邸のスポークスマンは、「今日西側に影響を及ぼしているテロリズムが数十年にわたってイスラムの国々を荒廃させたのを、我々は常に思い出さなければならない」と述べた。
[EX A]: In a response to the letter, a 10 Downing Street spokesman said: "We should always remember that the terrorism affecting the West today has blighted Muslim countries for several decades.

[EX Q]: 今月は8件の事件で19人が拘束されている。
[EX A]:
Nineteen people were held captive in eight separate abductions this month.