*EPF204 10/15/2002
Text: U.N. Security Council Condemns Bali Terrorist Attack
(Security Council Resolution 1438) (360)

United Nations -- The Security Council unanimously condemned October 14 the October 12 bomb attacks in Bali, Indonesia that killed nearly 200 people.

The Security Council approved Resolution 1438, which also condemned "other recent terrorist acts," such as the terrorist strikes in Kuwait and offshore Yemen.

The Council met in formal session to adopt the resolution and express its deepest sympathy to the government and people of Indonesia, the victims, and their families, and stated its "reinforced determination to combat all form of terrorism."

The Council urged all nations to "work together urgently," and to cooperate and provide assistance to Indonesia in finding and bringing the perpetrators of the bombings to justice.

The Security Council recalled its resolution on counterterrorism that followed the September 11 terror attacks on the United States, Resolution 1373, which established wide-ranging measures to combat terrorism by strengthening national legal institutions and international cooperation as well as requiring all states to deny financing, support, and safe harbor for terrorists.

Following is the text of United Nations Resolution 1438:

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"The Security Council,

"Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and its relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001,

"Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts,

"1. Condemns in the strongest terms the bomb attacks in Bali, Indonesia, on 12 October 2002 in which so many lives were claimed and people injured, as well as other recent terrorist acts in various countries, and regards such acts, like any act of international terrorism, as a threat to international peace and security;

"2. Expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the Government and people of Indonesia and to the victims of the bomb attacks and their Families;

"3. Urges all States, in accordance with their obligations under resolution 1373 (2001), to work together urgently and to cooperate with and provide support and assistance, as appropriate, to the Indonesian authorities in their efforts to find and bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of these terrorist attacks;

"4. Expresses its reinforced determination to combat all forms of terrorism, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations."

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