40 years ago today, the #Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior was bombed by French secret service agents. Two blasts destroyed the ship and murdered onboard photographer, Fernando Pereira.

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The attack backfired, instead galvanising the movement. Greenpeace only grew stronger, and "You Can't Sink a Rainbow" became a rallying call for resistance.

The Rainbow Warrior sailed again and is here today as a powerful symbol of resistance, putting hope into action for a better world.
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Read the story here:
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/76907/you-cant-sink-rainbow-cant-silence-hope/