On this day - 26 August
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
French government report they were not involved in sinking Rainbow Warrior
The Rainbow Warrior was a boat owned by Greenpeace which was involved in campaigning against whaling, nuclear testing and dumping nuclear waste amongst other issues. The ship was bombed and sunk on July 10th 1985 while in Auckland, New Zealand. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, died on board the ship.
On August 26th 1985 the French government declared they had no involvement and released a report clearing themselves of any involvement. As reported in the Daily Express, they implicated the British were to blame. It wasn't until September 22nd when the French admitted this was an authorised and planned mission, named "Operation Satanic".
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