[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1383]
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                  CONDEMNING BOMBINGS IN MUMBAI, INDIA

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 12, 2006

  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism 
and Nonproliferation, I rise today to strongly condemn the terrorist 
bombing that occurred yesterday in Mumbai, India.
  Yesterday, eight bombs ripped through crowded commuter trains headed 
for Mumbai, in a well coordinated terrorist attack, which claimed as 
many as 190 lives, and injured hundreds more.
  While there has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the 
bombings, the style of attacks and targeting of mass transportation 
share the tactics of al Qaeda and Kashmiri militants. While we 
commiserate with India, we must also view these attacks as a reminder 
that terrorism is indeed a global struggle. It is often said that India 
and America have a natural bond as two of the largest democracies. 
Today we share a bond of a common enemy: what the 9/11 commission 
identified as Islamist terrorism.
  Today our thoughts are with the people of India, and I am confident 
that the aftermath of these attacks, we will see all the resilience 
that is embodied in the Indian people.

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