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(B) There were three saboteurs on the scene at Cape
Canaveral. These included two ground crewmen and one of the
astronauts who died in the explosion.

(C) The terrorist organization is a Japanese based
fanatical group with an ancestral lineage and a deep seated
hatred toward the United States. Its motivation in destroying
the shuttle was to embarrass and discredit the United States and
to impede the progress of the space program.

(D) The three saboteurs were all of oriental heritage.
They were apparently recruited by the terrorist organization
after their employment by NASA.

(E) The explosion was effected by a device placed
inside the external fuel tank of the shuttle. An individual
whose description seems to match that of an engineer or
technician placed this charge. The charge was triggered by a
second saboteur using a hand-held transmitter while standing in
the crowds watching t shutt liftoff. Thie individual matches
the description of a guard or security person.

(F) The astronaut saboteur chose to die in the
explosion as a sort of ritual death or “cleansing".

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Ep: probably complete enough to pinpoint the
individu though names and addresses are not available, in
the c of the “guard” MEP pinpoinred his residence on a
1:24,000 scale topographical map of an area of Florida near Cape

Canaveral (enclosed). She also provided a description of his
physical appearance as well as his life

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names are difficult for Source to acquires claims she

could easily identify the saboteurs from a list of names Aft NASA =

could provide one.





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and later reported to that the Commission is interested in

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