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Air India flight 182 'Kanishka' on June 23, 1985 that killed 329 people on board.
The Times of India 2010
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At a national memorial in Toronto today for the 329 victims of the Air India 'Kanishka' bombing, families still mourning their loved ones will finally hear the words for which they have waited 25 years.
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'Kanishka' in 1985 which claimed the lives of 329 people in which some Khalistani extremists living in Canada were believed to be involved.
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The two prime ministers also solemnly observed the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bombing of Air India flight 182 'Kanishka' on 23 June 1985 that killed all 329 people on board.
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On the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Air India's "Kanishka" aircraft, Canada yesterday assembled its entire top political leadership to deliver an apology for the worst incident of aviation terrorism in history until September 11.
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Around 100 AD, the Kushan emperor Kanishka, who then ruled over Kashmir, convened a great council of Buddhist scholars in Kashmir.
Kashmir: The Scarred and the Beautiful Dalrymple, William 2008
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Using axes and hammers, the soldiers attacked the second-century limestone statue of the Afghan King Kanishka, located right at the museum's entrance.
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The most famous Kushan king was Kanishka (ruled 78 - 102 CE), whose western capital was at Kapisha.
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The Tocharian monk Ghoshaka was one of the compilers of the Vaibhashaka commentaries on abhidharma (special topics of knowledge) accepted at the Fourth Buddhist Council held by Kanishka.
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Kanishka followed the Graeco-Bactrian policy of religious tolerance.
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