Air India memorial unveiled in Vancouver's Stanley Park

Vancouver: More than 20 years after the 1985 Air India bombings, officials gathered with victims' families to open a waterfront memorial — the second such Canadian tribute unveiled in just over a month.
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day, B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and Vancouver's mayor opened a redeveloped playground in the city's famed Stanley Park.
The site honours the 329 passengers and crew aboard the Air India flight that exploded off the coast of Ireland, as well as two baggage handlers who died in a related bombing at Japan's Narita Airport.
The playground memorial offers a quiet space and a tangible reminder of the realities of hate and intolerance, Mr. Day said.
Last month a similar memorial was unveiled along Toronto's waterfront. A memorial was built in Ireland 22 years ago.The Canadian families of the victims have applauded the tributes, but they remain skeptical that they'll ever see justice.
Jayashree Thampi of the Air India Flight 182 Victims' Families said the Vancouver memorial is particularly a tribute to the 82 children who lost their lives.
Another memorial is to be build in Montreal and an existing one in Ottawa will be renovated.
27/07/07 Canadian Press/Globe and Mail, Canada

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