Terrorism in Canada: Air India Flight 182 Disaster The Air India disaster occurred on July 22nd, 1985. It is believed to be the most serious terrorist act that has ever taken place in Canada, claiming the lives of over three hundred people, most of them Canadian. To the present day, the bombings remain a mystery, with only one person charged in connection with the crime. Almost 15 years after flight 182 plummeted into the Atlantic off the coast of Ireland it continues to be investigated by
Introduction On June 23, 1985, a bomb was planted on Air India Flight 182 that exploded and killed the 329 passengers and crew while airborne (Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182: Final report, 2010). A second bomb at Tokyo’s Narita Airport killed two baggage handlers that were unloading luggage from a Canadian Pacific Airlines flight, the baggage was also prepared to be on the Air India flight. Sikh terrorists were responsible for planting the two
Greenwich Mean Time, Sikh separatists bombed Indian Airlines flight 182, a boeing 747, over the Irish coast, killing all 329 passengers and crew on board as well a second bomb going off in Tokyo’s Narita Airport killing two others. The Sikh separatists involved in this attack, known as Babbar Khalsa, were aiming for Hindu people, not specifically Canadians, and were immigrants to Canada, where they placed a suitcase bomb on flight 182 heading from Toronto to Bombay. After countless demands for answers
environment in Canadian airports. Moreover, pervious cases and current cases will also be studied. Canada was not one hundred percent organized for the air India flight 182 bombing years ago therefore, what was Canada’s mistake and how can security measures prevent such a tragedy happening again? A review on the mistakes made on the air India flight 182 bombing, should be required for Canadian airport security. On September 11, 2001, terrorist acts in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania claimed thousands
Political violence is the leading cause of wars today. Personal agendas have led to many of the political objectives that cause violence today this has caused many problems throughout the world and will continue to do so until a solution to this issue is found. Political objectives have been advanced involuntarily dependent upon the kind of government a nation exercises. For instance, in a democratic nation political groups must worry about convincing the majority in order to advance ethically. Those
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines terrorism as “the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal” (“Terrorism”). Terrorism is a problem that all countries should be concerned with. Canada has been one of the countries that are concerned with the safety of people against terrorist attacks. Canada is very concerned with the issue of terrorism, it has a very specific position of counter-terrorism, it believes that violent extremists are the