The World - News from May 2, 1985
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Iraqi warplanes resumed strikes on Persian Gulf shipping, attacking a Turkish oil tanker with a French-made Exocet missile south of Iran’s main oil terminal at Kharg Island. Lloyd’s of London confirmed the attack, the first successful air strike in the gulf in two weeks. Lloyd’s said the 134,372-ton Burak M, carrying Iranian oil, was slightly damaged. It was the 18th confirmed maritime attack by Iraq this year, part of the Baghdad regime’s attempt to damage the economy of its war foe, Iran.
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