Unresolved Tragedy: Air India Flight 182 Bombing Investigation Continues After 39 Years

The investigation into the bombing of Air India Flight 182 remains active and ongoing, as the RCMP commemorates the tragedy's 39th anniversary. The 1985 bombing, blamed on Sikh militants, killed all 329 people aboard. Memorial services are planned in various Canadian cities to honor the victims.


PTI | Ottawa | Updated: 22-06-2024 14:39 IST | Created: 22-06-2024 14:39 IST
Unresolved Tragedy: Air India Flight 182 Bombing Investigation Continues After 39 Years
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The investigation into the bombing of Air India Flight 182 remains 'active and ongoing,' according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), ahead of the 39th-anniversary memorial of the deadly attack.

The Montreal-New Delhi route aircraft, named 'Kanishka,' exploded 45 minutes before its scheduled landing at London's Heathrow Airport on June 23, 1985, resulting in the deaths of all 329 passengers, most of whom were Canadians of Indian descent.

The bombing, attributed to Sikh militants retaliating against the 1984 'Operation Bluestar,' is termed as the 'greatest terror-related loss of life involving and affecting Canadians' by RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul, who also expressed profound condolences to the victims' families.

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