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The World - News from April 21, 1986

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A sailor was killed and three were injured when a Turkish tanker loaded with crude oil was set afire by a rocket attack in the Persian Gulf. The official United Arab Emirates news agency said the ship, Atlas 1, was abandoned after it was attacked by unidentified aircraft. Shipping sources identified the attack zone as one in which Iranian forces have been active in the so-called tanker war between Iran and Iraq. The ship was carrying Saudi Arabian oil.

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