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Air
India Flight 182 was an Air India flight operating on the Montreal,
Canada–London, UK–Delhi, India route. On 23 June 1985, the Boeing 747-237B
serving the flight (c/n 21473/330, registration VT-EFO, "Emperor
Kanishka") was destroyed by a bomb at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400
m). It crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while in Irish airspace. It was the
first bombing of a 747 jumbo jet. A total of 329 people were killed, including
268 Canadian citizens, 27 Britons, and 24 Indians. The majority of the victims
were Canadian citizens of Indian ancestry. The incident was the largest mass
murder in Canadian history. It
was the deadliest terrorist attack involving an airplane until the September
11, 2001, attacks.
It is also the
deadliest aircraft bombing. The bombing of Air India 182 occurred at the same
time as the Narita Airport bombing. Investigators believe that the two plots
were linked, and that those responsible were aiming for a double bombing.
However, the bomb at Narita exploded before it could be loaded onto the plane.
Canadian law enforcement determined
that the main suspects in the bombing were members of the Sikh militant group
Babbar Khalsa.~~Al(Alex-Alexander) D Girvan.
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