[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 760 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 760

    Condemning the series of terrorist attacks against the Russian 
   Federation that occurred in late August and early September 2004.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2004

      Mr. Royce (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Weldon of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Pence, Mr. Berman, 
  Mr. Bell, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Engel, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
 Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Burgess, Mr. King of Iowa, 
 Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Baird, 
 Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Flake, Mr. Burton of 
 Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Smith of 
 New Jersey, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
Pombo, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Bartlett 
of Maryland, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. 
Calvert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Goode, Mr. Larsen of 
 Washington, and Mr. Forbes) submitted the following resolution; which 
        was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Condemning the series of terrorist attacks against the Russian 
   Federation that occurred in late August and early September 2004.

Whereas on August 24, 2004, 2 Russian passenger airliners, Sibir Airlines Flight 
        1047 and Volga-Avia Express Flight 1303, exploded nearly simultaneously 
        from bombs believed to have been carried aboard by passengers, killing 
        90 people;
Whereas on August 31, 2004, a suicide bomber attacked the Rizhskaya subway 
        station in Moscow, killing 10 people and injuring 51;
Whereas on September 1, 2004, a group of approximately 30 terrorists seized 
        Middle School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia, on the first day of school;
Whereas more than 1,180 parents, teachers, and children were held hostage for 52 
        hours with no food or water;
Whereas this act of terrorism resulted in more than 335 dead, including 156 
        children, hundreds wounded and 190 still unaccounted for;
Whereas terrorist actions during the standoff were grotesque and cruel;
Whereas this attack parallels tactics used by terrorist groups around the world, 
        including extensive preparations, the simultaneity of attacks requiring 
        coordination, and the use of suicide bombers;
Whereas the terrorists possessed sophisticated weapons and training, including 
        camouflage, gas masks, trained dogs, specialized sniper cartridges, and 
        grenade launchers;
Whereas the attacks were reportedly planned by Shamil Basayev, a Chechen rebel 
        commander, and financed by Abu Omar as-Seyf, a radical Islamic Wahabite, 
        believed to be associated with al-Qaeda;
Whereas these 3 attacks represent an unparalleled level of barbarity against the 
        Russian Federation;
Whereas the United States has provided medical supplies, medicine, and other 
        equipment to help doctors cope with the injured in these attacks;
Whereas terrorism in the 21st century flows across national borders; and
Whereas the school children and people of Beslan, Russia have now joined the 
        people of New York City, Moscow, Karachi, Jerusalem, Madrid, Bali, and 
        many other places around the globe as victims of international 
        terrorism: Now, therefore, be it--
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) deplores the series of terrorist attacks against the 
        Russian Federation that occurred in late August and early 
        September 2004;
            (2) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families of 
        the individuals murdered in the terrorist attacks, expresses 
        its sympathies to the individuals injured in the attacks, and 
        conveys its hope for the rapid and complete recovery of all 
        such injured individuals; and
            (3) stands in solidarity with the Russian people in efforts 
        to combat terrorism throughout the world.
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