Terrorist attack

Air India Flight 182

23 Jun 1985 · 51.06° N, 12.82° W

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When
23 Jun 1985
Kind
Terrorist attack
Coordinates
51.06° N, 12.82° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Air India Flight 182.

Summary

Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747, is blown up by a terrorist bomb 31,000 feet (9,500 m) above the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ireland, on a Montreal–London–Delhi flight, killing all 329 aboard.

Air India Flight 182

1985 aircraft bombing over the Atlantic Ocean

Air India Flight 182 was a scheduled international flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Mumbai’s Sahar International Airport with regular Mirabel-London-Delhi stops. On the morning of June 23, 1985, the Boeing 747 serving the Montreal-London segment exploded near the coast of Ireland from a bomb planted by Sikh terrorists from the Babbar Khalsa.

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