PM pays homage to victims of Kanishka bombing

Bal Krishna and V S Chandrasekar
Toronto, Jun 28 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh on Monday visited the Air India Memorial here to pay
respects to the 329 victims of the 1985 Kanishka bombing and
assured their families that the "entire Indian nation shares
your sense of loss and grief".
Singh, who concluded his two-day tour here to attend
the G-20 Summit, met the families of the victims, hours after
he underlined the need for "full justice" to those affected by
the tragedy, which was Canada's worst terrorist attack.
Prime Minister told the families of the victims that
the "entire Indian nation shares your sense of loss and
grief".
The families told Singh that "your presence here is
like a soothing balm and is providing a healing touch".
He had said earlier on the sidelines of his meeting
with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper that the suffering
of the families of the victims will forever remain a stark
reminder of the need to eliminate the scourge of terrorism.
"My visit to Canada coincides with the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the Kanishka air crash. This terrible disaster
and the suffering it has led to will forever remain a stark
reminder of the need for all of us to work unitedly to
eliminate this scourge of terrorism," Singh said.
"The victims of this ghastly tragedy deserve full
justice," he underlined.
Air India Kanishka Flight 182 plunged into the
Atlantic on June 23, 1985 after an explosion in the aircraft,
killing all 329 people on board.
A probe led by retired Supreme Court Justice John
Major last week blamed the Canadian police and intelligence
for laxity in not detecting the bombs planted on the flight by
pro-Khalistan elements.
A suitcase bomb destroyed Air India Flight 182 off
Ireland's Atlantic coast while the aircraft was en route from
Canada to India via London.
Many of the victims were Canadian citizens of Indian
origin returning to India to visit relatives. (MORE) PTI BK
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