41st annual memorial of Air India bombing in Vancouver on June 23
Indo-Canadian Voice 41st annual memorial of Air India bombing in Vancouver on June 23 posted by: Rattan MallTHE 41st annual memorial for the victims of the Air India terrorist bombings will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Air India Memorial in Stanley Park’s Ceperley Playground area in Vancouver. On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 that departed from Canada en route to India exploded and crashed […] The post 41st annual memorial of Air India bombing in Vancouver on June 23 first appeared on Indo-Canadian Voice.Indo-Canadian Voice
THE 41st annual memorial for the victims of the Air India terrorist bombings will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Air India Memorial in Stanley Park’s Ceperley Playground area in Vancouver.
On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 that departed from Canada en route to India exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 passengers and crew (of which 82 were children below the age of 13), including 268 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens, 22 American citizens and 24 Indian citizens.
Around the same time, on board a second aircraft that had departed Canada, a suitcase transiting through Japan’s Narita Airport exploded, killing two baggage handlers.
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