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WHEN?
June 16, 1985: A telephone caller from Vancouver booked a single ticket to depart Vancouver to Tokyo on June 22. This ticket was not picked up due to the plan change wishing to bomb two aircraft instead of one.
June 19, 1985: A telephone caller arranged connecting flights to New Delhi for two people to travel in different directions. One would travel from Vancouver to New Delhi on Flight 182, and the other to Tokyo on Flight 301.
June 20, 1985: A man with a saffron turban paid $3005 cash for 2 tickets. M. Singh was to fly from Vancouver to Toronto on June 22 connecting with Flight 182 in Toronto. L. Singh was flying to Tokyo connecting with Flight 301 on the same day.
June 22, 1985: A clean shaven man demanded the clerk directly connect his bag with Flight 182 in Toronto. She did not because he was waitlisted on Air India. His bag boarded the flight leaving Vancouver, but he did not.
How did the event impact Canada then?
On June 23, 1985, 369 passengers aboard the Air India flight were killed. 268 of the deceased were Canadian, making this event the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history.
WHAT?
How has Canada been impacted since?
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VICTIMS
Canada 268 passengers 268 total
United Kingdom 27 passengers 27 total
India 3 passengers 21 crew 24 total
Soviet Union 3 passengers 3 total
Brazil 2 passengers 2 total
United States 2 passengers 2 total
Spain 2 passengers 2 total
Finland 1 passenger 1 total
Argentina 0 passengers 1 crew 1 total
WHEN? cont'd...
June 22, 1985: At 11 am, another Sikh man lined up at the same counter to check in his bag. His bag boarded the plane, and he did not.
June 22, 1985: At 6:13 am, a bag offloaded from Flight 003 at Tokyo Narita Airport exploded as it was being taken to waiting at Flight 182. Two Japanese bag handlers died and four were wounded.
June 23, 1985: At 7:13 am, Air India Flight 182 lost radar contact with traffic controllers in Shanwick, Ireland. The flight disintegrated along the ocean at 6,000 feet.
WHERE?
Flight 182 was on route from Toronto to London, England continuing to Bombay (Mumbai)
It was hit in Irish airspace and spread along the ocean in Shanwick, Ireland at a 9,000 swath.
PROS OF THE EVENT
WHO?
The Memorials
In 2007, the Government of Canada established a program to erect three new memorials and refurbish an existing one in Ottawa so that Canadians would never forget the tragedy. The fourth and final memorial was dedicated in Montreal to remember the victims, following those dedicated in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. These memorials will forever stand as a reminder of the innocent lives lost during a very sad chapter in our shared history.
Parmar, left, and Reyat,right
WHY?
Mr. Bagri admits "It was revenge by Sikh separatists for the 1984 raid by Indian forces on the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the holiest site for India's Sikh minority.
Because of their view of "revenge" they were willing to kill hundreds of innocent people.
Mr. Bagri and his daughter speak to the media.
In Vancouver,Canada
In Cork, Ireland
In Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada