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Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior

The sinking of Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was a state terrorism bombing operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence agency, the Directorate-General for External Security, carried out on 10 July 1985. Wikipedia
Date: July 10, 1985
Location: Auckland
Caused by: Retaliation for protests by Greenpeace against French nuclear testing
Rainbow Warrior Book