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 away from attributing the Kanishka bombing to them in such explicit terms. The CSIS statement added that the agency was less than a year old at the time, and the "Kanishka tragedy shaped its evolution". "Over the past four decades, we have remained committed to protecting Canadians from political, religious, and ideologically motivated violence," the CSIS noted. The Montreal-New Delhi Air India 'Kanishka' Flight 182 exploded 45 minutes before it was to have landed at London's Heathrow Airport on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board, most of them Canadians of Indian descent. In the last two years, CSIS' annual reports have stated that Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) continue to "pose a national security threat" to the country. Reacting to the CSIS statement, the Hindu Canadian Foundation (HCF) welcomed "the clear, fact-based stance" taken by the agency. "This clarity matters. Victims deserve justice," the HCF said....