,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ccf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4    
,gallagh] submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     
t]rori/ attacks on ,*ri/ian wor%ip]s 9  
,sri ,lanka on ,ea/] ,sunday1 ,april    
#ba1 #bjai1 & /&+ ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,sri  
,lanka to enc\rage ! protection &       
pres]vation ( religi\s lib]ties4        
,:]eas1 on ! morn+ ( ,april #ba1 #bjai1 
,ea/] ,sunday1 sev5 ,islami/ suicide    
bomb]s c>ri$ out coord9at$ attacks on-- 
7#a7 ! ,%r9e ( ,/4 ,an?ony ,*ur* 9      
,colombo1 ,sri ,lanka2  7#b7 ,/4        
,seba/ian's ,*ur* 9 ,negombo1 ,sri      
,lanka2  7#c7 ,c9namon ,gr& ,hotel 9    
,colombo1 ,sri ,lanka2  7#d7 ,zion      
,evangelical ,*ur* 9 ,batticaloa1 ,sri  
,lanka2  7#e7 a gue/ h\se ne> !         
,national ,zoo ( ,sri ,lanka2 &  7#f7 a 
h\s+ complex 9 ,dematagoda1 ,sri ,lanka2
  ,:]eas m ?an #bej p 7 kill$ & m ?an   
#ejj p 7 injur$ 9 ! attacks2 ,:]eas !   

attack]s act$ 9 ! "n ( ,national ,?[hee?
 ,jama'a? 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z   
,,ntj71 a local ,islami/ gr\p t _h      
previ\sly attack$ ,buddhi/ monks &      
/atues2 ,:]eas ,,ntj has ties to global 
,islami/ t]rori/ organizations &        
subscribes to an intol]ant ,wahhabi     
ideology t condones viol5ce aga9/       
non-,muslims & fell[ ,muslims2 & ,:]eas 
! ,wall ,/reet ,j\rnal has report$ t1   
accord+ to ,,site1 a t]rori/-monitor+   
firm1 on ,tuesday1 ,april #bc1 #bjai1 ! 
,islamic ,/ate releas$ a video claim+   
responsibility = ! attacks1 /at+ t !    
executors ( ! attack t t>get$ citiz5s ( 
coalition /ates & ,*ri/ians 9 ,sri      
,lanka two days ago 7 ,islamic ,/ate    
fight]s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns ! ,april
 #ba1 #bjai1 t]rori/ attacks 9 ,sri     
,lanka z--  7,a7 t>get$ pr9cipally aga9/
 ,*ri/ians because ( _! fai?1 on _! holy
 day ( ,ea/]1 dur+ _! ,ea/] pray]s2 &   
7,b7 p]petrat$ by radical ,islami/      
t]rori/s act+ 9 ! "n ( a hateful radical

 ,islami/ ideology2  7#b7 consid]s !    
,april #ba1 #bjai1 t]rori/ attacks to be
 an attack on-- 7,a7 all ,*ri/ians &    
memb]s ( all fai?s 9 ,sri ,lanka & ar\nd
 ! _w2 &  7,b7 ! basic human lib]ty (   
fre$om ( religion2  7#c7 /&s ) !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,sri ,lanka 9 br++ peace &  
security to ! citiz5s ( ,sri ,lanka1    
p>ticul>ly ! religi\s communities ( ,sri
 ,lanka2 &  7#d7 calls on ,sri ,lanka & 
all gov]nm5ts-- 7,a7 to protect ! fre$om
 ( religion1 at home & abroad2 &  7,b7  
to p>tn] ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 advanc+    
security & fre$om4