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Air India ‘Kanishk’ Bombing | AI Flight 182 Kanishka Bombing

It's been 36 years since Air India Flight 182 was bombed when it took off from Montreal in the early hourse of June 23, 1985. The final destination was Mumbai, with stops at London and New Delhi. It was a Boeing 747, named ‘Emperor Kanishka'. The incident also marked the worst aviation disaster before the attacks of 9/11 in the US. All 329 people on the plane — 268 Canadians (mostly of Indian descent), 27 Britons and 24 Indians — were killed. Canada is yet to bring justice to the families of the victims killed in this attack. Watch to know more.