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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 724 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the horrific terrorist attacks and 

siege in Mumbai, India, beginning on November 26, 2008, and concluding 

on November 29, 2008. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 9, 2008 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. VOINOVICH, and Mr. CONRAD) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the horrific terrorist 

attacks and siege in Mumbai, India, beginning on November 26, 2008, and concluding on November 29, 2008. 

Whereas, on the evening of November 26, 2008, evidence 

strongly suggests that 10 terrorists came ashore into the 

city of Mumbai, India, from a hijacked fishing trawler in 

the Arabian Sea, and conducted coordinated attacks on 

major hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and transportation 

hubs, and a religious center; 

Whereas the attackers entered into a standoff with security 

forces of the Government of India over the next 60 hours 

at a number of sites, deliberately holding many hostages 

while trapping other innocent victims with no means of 

escape; 


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Whereas authorities of the Government of India brought the 

horrific three-day siege of Mumbai to a close on the 

morning of November 29, 2008; 

Whereas the final death toll from the siege exceeded 170 victims, with hundreds more injured; 

Whereas those murdered include citizens of India as well as 

22 foreigners from 11 different countries, including the 

following six United States citizens: Aryeh Leibish 

Teitelbaum, Rabbi Gavriel Noah Holtzberg, Ben Zion 

Chroman, Sandeep Jeswani, Alan Michael Scherr, and 

Naomi Leia Scherr. 

Whereas the terrorists who attacked Mumbai attacked a symbol of religious pluralism and outreach, a Jewish outreach center at the Nariman House, murdering six residents of the Nariman House, including Rabbi Holtzberg 

and his five-month pregnant wife, Rivka, orphaning their 

two-year old son, Moshe, who was heroically rescued by 

his Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel; 

Whereas nine of the attackers were found dead at various 

sites where they were engaged in a standoff with authorities of the Government of India, with only one surviving 

attacker taken into custody; 

Whereas evidence collected to date suggests the involvement 

of an Islamic militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, that has 

ties to al Qaeda and operates out of Pakistan; 

Whereas India has endured a series of devastating terrorist 

attacks in recent years, suffering 3,674 deaths from terrorist attacks in a recent three-year period; and 

Whereas India, the world’s largest democracy, is a strategic 

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ship is built on common values and unity against extremism: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) affirms that the people of the United States 

3 stand in unison with the people of India in the after4 math of these horrific terrorist attacks; 

5 (2) condemns strongly the atrocities perpetrated 

6 against the people of Mumbai, conveys its deepest 

7 condolences to the families and loved ones of those 

8 killed, and expresses its wishes for the speedy recov9 ery of the hundreds of people injured in these sense10 less attacks; 

11 (3) notes that these attacks did not only target 

12 citizens of India, but represented a collective assault 

13 against the international community, with 22 for14 eigners, including six Americans, among those mur15 dered; 

16 (4) noting that President Bush has offered 

17 United States Government assistance, encourages 

18 the Government of India to conduct a comprehensive 

19 investigation into the attacks and applauds the tone 

20 of moderation and restraint exhibited by the Govern21 ment of India to date in reaction to these horrific at22 tacks; 

23 (5) urges the Government of Pakistan to inves24 tigate aggressively the possible connection of groups 


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1 based in Pakistan, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba, to 

2 the Mumbai attacks and take definitive action to ap3 prehend and detain suspects, and is thus encouraged 

4 by the raid on an apparent militant camp on Decem5 ber 7, 2008, and the arrest of key suspects; 

6 (6) calls upon the Government of Pakistan to 

7 take all necessary steps to root out all extremist 

8 groups operating on its territory, halt attacks aimed 

9 at Pakistan and any other countries, and ensure 

10 that no elements of the Government support such 

11 groups; 

12 (7) strongly encourages President-elect Obama 

13 to consider ways in which the United States Govern14 ment can bolster counter-terrorism cooperation with 

15 the Government of India to ensure that authorities 

16 in that country possess all the requisite equipment 

17 and training needed to prevent and respond to fu18 ture terrorist attacks; and 

19 (8) urges bolstered United States efforts to de20 velop and implement policies and projects to combat 

21 all forms of religious extremism, including anti-Sem22 itism, in order to deter the type of targeted attacks 

23 like that waged against the Chabad Lubavitch center 

24 in Mumbai. 

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