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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SUPPORT AND UNITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE AND

EXTENDING PROFOUND SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO DIED IN

THE TRAGIC TERRORISTS ATTACKS IN PARIS, FRANCE

     Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, Cote, Picard, Archambault, and Ottiano

     Date Introduced: January 13, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the unspeakable

attacks that have taken the lives of seventeen innocent people in France; and

     WHEREAS, In the worst terrorist assault to occur in France in more than 50 years, a

three-day killing spree by radical Islamists began on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015, resulting in

bloodshed at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a deadly hostage drama in a Jewish

supermarket on Friday, and at other sites around Paris; and

     WHEREAS, The entire world looked on, with empathy for the plight of the innocent

individuals and their families, and with support for police and leaders in France who were trying

desperately to understand, cope with, and put an end to the nightmarish ordeal; and

     WHEREAS, Around the world, when the enemies of freedom perpetrate horrific acts of

violence against innocent people, the nations and people of the free world will not be divided by

fear or religious differences but rather, we will reaffirm our hopes and commitment to living in

peace and respecting each other despite any differences; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby stands with the French people and all free and just people around the world with support

and unity in the fight to defend and uphold freedom of the press and against terrorist acts; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby offers our deepest sympathy and prayers to the

families and friends of the seventeen lives lost during the tragic events in France; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of France François Hollande,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the office of Charlie Hebdo.

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