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India honours Kanishka bombing victims on 39th anniversary
Updated On: 20 June, 2024 06:01 AM IST | Ottawa | Agencies
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The Montreal-New Delhi Air India ‘Kanishka’ Flight 182 exploded on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board. Pic/X
India stands at the forefront of countering the menace of terrorism and works closely with all nations to tackle this global threat, India’s Consulate General in Vancouver has said as it reminded the world of the Kanishka bombing, the most heinous terror-related air disasters in the history of civil aviation.
The Montreal-New Delhi Air India ‘Kanishka’ Flight 182 exploded 45 minutes before it was to have landed at London’s Heathrow Airport on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board, most of them Canadians of Indian descent.
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