IV 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HYDE, Mr. WELDON of Pennsyl-
vania, 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. SUL-
LIVAN, 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 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the series of terrorist attacks against the Rus-
sian 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 be-
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lieved 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;
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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 indi-
viduals; and 
(3) stands in solidarity with the Russian people 
in efforts to combat terrorism throughout the world. 
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