Multiple choice general knowledge history

In the harbour of which city was the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior sunk in 1985?

  1. Miami

  2. Sydney

  3. Auckland

  4. New York
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Explanation

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour, New Zealand, on July 10, 1985, by French intelligence agents. The ship was preparing to protest French nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll. This act of state-sponsored terrorism killed photographer Fernando Pereira and caused international outrage.

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