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Air India in Atlantic Ocean in 1985

Date Name City Province Licensed Victims Deaths Injuries Suicide Firearms OIC Impact
1985 Air India Atlantic Ocean CA 329 329 0 No No No

Used

Bomb

Warnings

RCMP and CSIS knew

AI Synthesis

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Classification:
Corroborated

Incident Summary
Air India Flight 182, a scheduled international flight from Toronto to Bombay, exploded on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board. The Boeing 747-237B aircraft was bombed by Sikh terrorists, resulting in the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history and the world's deadliest act of aviation terrorism until the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Well-Supported Details

  • Date of incident: June 23, 1985
  • Location of incident: Atlantic Ocean
  • Number of victims: 329
  • Number of injuries: 0
  • Number of devices used: 1 (bomb)
  • Devices used: Bomb
  • Warning: RCMP and CSIS knew
  • Credibility counts: credible=0, social=0, other=1
  • Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182)

Unverified or Conflicting Claims
None found in the provided source.

Source Quality Notes

  • Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182)
  • Credibility count: other=1 (credible source)
  • Reliability: High
  • Bias: Low
  • Date of publication: Not specified
  • Date of last update: Not specified
  • Authorship: Anonymous
  • Peer review: Not applicable
  • References: Not specified
Status: Unverified. Credible: 0, Social: 0, Other: 1.

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Other
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182

Here is a summary of the source in 3-5 factual sentences:

Air India Flight 182 was a scheduled international flight from Toronto to Bombay that exploded on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board. The Boeing 747-237B aircraft was bombed by Sikh terrorists, with 268 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens, and 22 Indian citizens among the dead. The bombing was the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history and the world's deadliest act of aviation terrorism until the September 11 attacks in 2001. Inderjit Singh Reyat, a dual British-Canadian national, pleaded guilty in 2003 to manslaughter for assembling the bombs that exploded on board Air India Flight 182 and at Narita.