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MONDAY, SEPTEBMER 23, 1996                         (202) 616-2771
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     JAPANESE TERRORIST BROUGHT TO U.S. ON CHARGES OF FIRING
        EXPLOSIVES AT U.S. EMBASSY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA  


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Japanese terrorist was brought to the
United States today to face charges for his mortar attack on an
American embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
     Tsutomu Shirosaki, 48, also known as Hirofumi Ishida and 
Shunsuke Kikuchi, was indicted under seal on May 15, 1990 for
attempting to kill American embassy personnel in Jakarta by
launching two explosive projectiles at the embassy in 1986.

     Attorney General Janet Reno said, "The United States
will not tolerate any act of terrorism--especially senseless acts
of violence that put our American men and women abroad in
danger."

     The five-count indictment, unsealed today in U.S. District
Court in Washington, charged Shirosaki with assault with intent
to murder individuals on embassy grounds, attempted murder of
individuals on embassy grounds, willfully and maliciously
attempting to harm a U.S. embassy, willfully and maliciously
attempting to murder embassy personnel with premeditation and
malice, and committing a violent attack against internationally
protected U.S. government personnel.

     Counts one through four carry a maximum penalty of 20 years
imprisonment.  Count five carries a maximum penalty of 10 years
imprisonment.  

     Shirosaki is expected to be arraigned this afternoon in U.S.
District Court in Washington.  

     The FBI has been actively seeking Shirosaki since the
indictment was filed.

     Attorney General Reno praised the tireless efforts of all
those who made it possible to bring Shirosaki to the United
States to face the charges brought against him.

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