Ceremony to mark Air India bombing

A ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Air India flight 182 is to take place tomorrow at Sheep’s Head in Cork…

A ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Air India flight 182 is to take place tomorrow at Sheep’s Head in Cork.

All 329 people on board the flight, en route from Montreal to Delhi via Toronto and London, died when a bomb ripped through the baggage compartment. It went off 45 minutes before it was due to land at Heathrow.

Most of the victims were Canadians of Indian descent.

The ceremony will be attended by dignitaries from Ireland, Canada and India.

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