Air India Flight 182 operating on the Montréal-London-Delhi-Bombay route, was blown up by a bomb at an altitude of 31,000 feet on June 23, 1985. The Boeing 747-237B aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Irish airspace, killing all 329 people aboard, including 280 Canadians – many of Indian origin – and 22 Indians.
25 years later, a Canadian public inquiry blamed the government for the tragedy- a report that evoked a mixed response among disillusioned relatives of those killed in the bombing. On the 25th anniversary of the worst act of aviation terrorism in history, we bring you complete coverage of the Kanishka bombing tragedy
