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September 8, 2015

French Agent Who Bombed Greenpeace Ship Apologizes 30 Years Later 
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The former French secret service agent responsible for bombing the
Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior has broken his silence and
apologized to his victims, 30 years after the attack. On July 10, 1985,
Jen-Luc Kister led the dive team that planted the bombs on the Rainbow
Warrior, sinking the ship in a harbor in Auckland, New Zealand, as the
vessel was preparing to head to sea to protest against French nuclear
bomb tests in the South Pacific. Greenpeace photographer Fernando
Pereira was killed in the bombing. Kister apologized in an interview
with TV New Zealand.

Jen-Luc Kister: "I would like to take this opportunity given to me by
the TV of New Zealand to express my deepest regrets and apologies."

We'll air more of the interview with Jean-Luc Kister later in the
broadcast.

 

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