Covid-19 forces Air India bomb victims commemoration to go online

The people of West Cork joined an online commemoration today to mark the 35th anniversary of the Air India terrorist attack.
Covid-19 forces Air India bomb victims commemoration to go online
Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 - 17:00
Eoin English

The memorial garden at Ahakista, West Cork, in memory of the victims of the Air India flight 182. The plane was blown up on 23 June 1985 while on its way from Canada to India. Picture: Dan Linehan
The memorial garden at Ahakista, West Cork, in memory of the victims of the Air India flight 182. The plane was blown up on 23 June 1985 while on its way from Canada to India. Picture: Dan Linehan

The people of West Cork joined an online commemoration today to mark the 35th anniversary of the Air India terrorist attack.

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