Timeline of the Air India Flight 182 affair

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The bombings of Air India Flight 182 and the Narita Airport launched several investigations, inquiries and trials. The trial of Malik and Bagri is known as the Air India Trial; events relating to the incident are listed below in chronological order.

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References

  1. ↑ "Air India witness describes impact of wife's death". CTV.ca. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  2. ↑ The Canadian Press (7 November 2006). "Mulroney worried about country's image after Air India: documents". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Supreme Court of British Columbia: Her Majesty the Queen Against Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri". Courts.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Air India bomber gets 9 years for perjury". CBC News. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  5. ↑ IBT: "Air India Bombing: Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Inderjit Singh Reyat’s Plea" Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

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