Sinking the Rainbow Warrior - nuclear-free New Zealand
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
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Ref:COMP 3, 1985, tk6
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Rainbow Warrior sunk in Auckland harbour
The Greenpeace ship was torn apart by two bombs planted by French secret agents. A Portuguese crew member, Fernando Pereira, was killed.
The Rainbow Warrior had been involved in protests over French nuclear testing in the Pacific. French Secret Service (DGSE) agents were sent to prevent it leaving for another protest campaign at Mururoa Atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Following the attack, two DGSE officers, Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart, were arrested on 24 July.
