The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday condemning in "the strongest terms" all acts of terrorism, calling them "the most serious threats to peace and security". The measure came one day after bomb attacks killed more than 35 people at Egyptian Sinai resorts and sectarian attacks this week in Pakistan that killed dozens. The resolution was first initiated by Russia after Chechen insurgents seized a school compound in Beslan in southern Russia, which resulted in 335 children and adults killed when Russian troops on stormed the compound on September 6. Explosions inside the school contributed to the massive death toll. After several redraftings, the resolution received support from the Organization of Islamic Countries and others where terrorist threats are widespread. Amnesty International denounced provisions that could undermine human rights and freedom of expressions and religion. Amnesty said that the language in the resolution cast a net "so wide that people including human rights advocates or peaceful political activists can easily and unintentionally fall victim to measures advocated in the resolution". --More 2257 Local Time 1957 GMT
