*EPF110 08/04/2003
Text: U.S. Statement on Terrorist Act on Russian Hospital
(U.S. condemns act that targeted hospital patients, care-givers) (130)

The United States extends sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims of the August 1 terrorist attack on a hospital in Mozdok, a town in the Russian Republic of North Ossetia, the White House said in the following statement:

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
August 1, 2003

Statement by the Press Secretary

TERRORIST ACT IN MOZDOK ON AUGUST 1

We extend our sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims of the August 1 Mozdok hospital terrorist attack. The United States condemns this act of terrorism, which targeted hospital patients and those who care for them. No cause whatsoever, be it national, ethnic, religious, or political, can justify terrorism.

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