On June 23 , 1985 , Air India Flight 182 travelling from Toronto to Delhi , passing through Montreal and London , exploded in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean , near Ireland when a bomb was detonated mid-flight . All 329 passengers and crew members died . Most of these victims were of Indian descent and 280 , or 85.1 % , were citizens of Canada . The main suspects in the attacks were the terrorist Sikh group Babbar Khalsa
Air India Flight 182
Air India Flight 182
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