Canadian intel agency blames local Khalistan extremists for '85 attack
Toronto, June 25 -- Canada's intelligence agency has, for the first time in years, explicitly blamed Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) for the 1985 bombing of Air India "Kanishka" Flight 182.
"On June 23, 1985, a bomb planted by Canada-based Khalistani extremists destroyed the aircraft, killing everyone on board-most of them Canadians. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Canada's history and a defining moment for our national security community," the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said on Tuesday, in a statement marking the 41st anniversary of the country's deadliest terror attack.
While previous CSIS reports flagged Canada-based Khalistani extremists as a security threat, the Canadian government had shied a...
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