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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 913 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2006 Mr. Hastings of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the victims, their families and friends, and the people of India for the loss suffered during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, on July 11, 2006.

Whereas on July 11, 2006, India suffered horrific terrorist attacks with seven explosions, which came in a span of 11 minutes on Tuesday evening’s rush hour on commuter trains in Mumbai; Whereas these attacks was clearly targeting innocent civilians on their way to work; Whereas more than 200 people are reported dead and more than 700 people were injured in the terrorist attacks; Whereas these unfathomable acts of murder and injustice were cowardly and atrocious manifestations of terrorism; Whereas these terrorist attacks in Mumbai pose a threat to the regional peace and the security of India and the civilized world; Whereas the United States and India have a longstanding, strong, and continuing friendship; Whereas the United States and India are allied in shared values including a common interest in building a constant, peaceful, flourishing, and free world; Whereas the Government of India immediately and explicitly condemned these terrorist attacks and has vowed to bring the perpetrators of these attacks to justice; and Whereas terrorism must be condemned in the strongest terms whenever and wherever it occurs: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, that occurred on July 11, 2006; (2)expresses its deepest condolences to the victims, their families and friends, and the Government and the people of India for the loss suffered during these attacks; (3)expresses its sympathies to the people injured in these attacks and conveys its hope for the rapid and complete recovery of all such injured people; and (4)calls on the President to provide to the Government of India expert assistance for investigation of these attacks and to work together with India, an ally of the United States, to bring to justice the perpetrators of these and other terrorist attacks.