After 41 years, Canada finally accepted the truth which India has been saying for four decades regarding the bomb blast in Air India Flight 182 (Kanishka blast). On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 was flying on the Montreal-London-New Delhi route when the plane fell into the Atlantic Ocean due to a bomb explosion at an altitude of about 9,400 meters in Irish airspace. A total of 329 people died in this accident.
Canada admitted the truth after 41 years
After this blast, Canada has been celebrating June 23 as National Terrorism Victims Remembrance Day. Permanent monuments are installed in several Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. However, Canada never accepted that Khalistani terrorists had planted a bomb in this plane. Now after 41 years, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has accepted the involvement of Khalistani terrorists in this bomb blast.
Canada’s intelligence agency described the Kanishka bomb blast as a heinous act of terrorism and blamed Canada-based Khalistani terrorists for planting an explosive device in the plane. CSIS posted on Facebook, ‘On National Memorial Day for the Victims of Terrorism, CSIS remembers the 329 people aboard Air India Flight 182 who lost their lives in the heinous terrorist attack.’
Khalistani extremists had planted the bomb: Canada
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said, ‘On June 23, 1985, a bomb planted by Khalistani extremists based in Canada exploded the plane, killing all people on board. Most of the dead were Canadians. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history and marked a turning point for our national security community. At that time CSIS had been formed for less than a year. For the past four decades, we have been committed to protecting Canadians from politically, religiously and ideologically motivated violence.
India reiterates resolve to fight terrorism
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Air India 182 ‘Kanishka’ bomb blast on Tuesday (23 June 2026) on the 41st anniversary of the incident and said that India reiterates its resolve to deal with all forms of terrorism. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the bombing as “the worst attack in Canadian history” and said his country stands against all forms of violent extremism.