On the 38th anniversary of the crash of Air India Flight 182, the families say they want to ensure the worst mass murder in Canadian history will not be forgotten
When Deepak Khandelwal saw the mangled metal pieces of Air India Flight 182 in 2005, he was horrified by the thought that terrorists had purposely caused the mid-air bombing two decades earlier.
Friday marks the 38th anniversary of the tragedy, and some with the Air India Victims’ Families Association , including Mr. Khandelwal, are calling on Canadian authorities to publicly display the remains of the aircraft. They want to ensure the worst mass murder in the country’s history won’t be forgotten.
“As some Canadians – evidently few – reflect on the 38th anniversary of Canada’s worst terrorist tragedy, the sense among many is that more should be done to remember the victims,” says the survey, published Thursday. “And so that has gotten significance in terms of location and where they were at the last moment of their lives,” said Mr. Alexander, who was 15 at the time.
“The RCMP will work with the Air India Victim Family Association executive to discern the most appropriate handling, retention, and resting place for the wreckage,” she wrote in an e-mail.In 2011, families of crew members of the ill-fated planeVictims’ family hold services every year at four memorial sites across the country – Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver – to remember their loved ones, but also to remind Canadians to remain vigilant against the threat and harms of terrorism.
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