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A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
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1985 Narita International Airport bombing
1985 airport bombing in Japan, Canadian terrorist attack
The 1985 Narita International Airport bombing was the attempted terrorist bombing of Air India Flight 301, which took place on June 23, 1985. A bomb hidden in a suitcase transiting through Narita International Airport, then known as New Tokyo International Airport, exploded at…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Narita International Airport
Airport in Chiba Prefecture, Japan; serving the Greater Tokyo Area
Narita International Airport — formerly and originally known as New Tokyo International Airport — is the secondary international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other being Haneda Airport (HND). It is about 60 km (37 mi) east of central Tokyo in Narita, Chiba. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Air India Flight 182
1985 aircraft bombing over the Atlantic Ocean
Air India Flight 182 was a scheduled international flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sahar International Airport with regular Mirabel-London-Delhi stops. On the morning of June 23, 1985, the Boeing 747-237B serving the route exploded near the coast of Ireland…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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