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Air India flight 182 bombing  

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  • On June 23, 1985, a bomb exploded in a cargo hold of Air India Flight 182, which was flying over the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland at the time. A handful of the 329 passengers survived the explosion—only to drown in the ocean. [Source: Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Air India Flight 182 Bombing]

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