Canada to apologise for Kanishka bombing

Toronto: what comes as a little consolation for the families of the victims of the Kanishka bombing, the Canadian government has said it will apologise to them and also pay them more compensation.
The decision came after the John Major Commission report on Thursday blasted the Government for failing to stop the plot hatched by Khalistani elements seeking revenge for the 1984 army action at Amritsar's Golden Temple.
The bombing of the Air India Flight 182 from Canada to India killed 329 people in one of the world's deadliest terrorist strikes. It is the largest case of mass murder in Canadian history.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government will take steps to implement recommendations of the report.
The 4,000-page report called the tragic incident 'a Canadian atrocity' and that the government needs to take full responsibility. The probe commission has recommended the setting up of an anti-terrorism centre to be called the Kanishka Centre.
18/06/10 NDTV.com

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