The Indian Consulate General in Vancouver has announced a memorial service to honor the 329 people killed in the 1985 Khalistani bombing of an Air India Kanishka aircraft.The memorial service is scheduled to be held at Stanley Park's Ceperley Playground area at 6:30 pm on Sunday.The Indian Consulate General said, "India stands at the forefront of countering the menace of terrorism and works closely with all nations to tackle this global threat. 23 June 2024 marks the 39th anniversary of the cowardly terrorist bombing of Air India flight 182 (Kanishka), in which 329 innocent victims, including 86 children, lost their lives in one of the most heinous terror-related air disasters in the history of civil aviation."
A Memorial Service is scheduled at 1830 hrs on June 23, 2024 at the Air India Memorial at Stanley Park's Ceperley Playground area. @cgivancouver encourages members of the Indian Diaspora to join the event in a show of solidarity against terrorism. (3/3) @HCI_Ottawa pic.twitter.com/oQrr7ggomA
— India in Vancouver (@cgivancouver) June 18, 2024
This has been seen India's a clear message after the Canadian parliament observed silence in the memory of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar,who was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia last year. The Justin Trudeau-led Canadian administration has alleged that Indian government agents could be involved in the killing. New Delhi has trashed the allegations, describing them as motivated and absurd. Bilateral ties have since nosedived.
Canada's Parliament marked the one-year anniversary of the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar by holding a moment of silence in the House of Commons on Tuesday
— IANS (@ians_india) June 19, 2024
(Video Source - Canadian Parliament Official Website) pic.twitter.com/SGkovpiWXc
The Air India Flight travelling from Montreal to London had blown up 31,000 feet above the ground when a bomb planted by Canadian Sikh terrorists went off. The 329 passengers killed in the incident included 268 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens, and 24 Indian citizens. This bombing is among the deadliest acts of aviation terrorism.
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