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On This Day: July 10, 1985 – The Greenpeace Vessel Rainbow Warrior Was Bombed and Sunk in New Zealand
On this day July 10, 1985, the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk while docked in Auckland, New Zealand. The explosion killed Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira and shocked the world. It was later revealed that agents from the French intelligence service carried out the attack...- Pete
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