Kanishka anniversary: Canadian PM pays tribute to victims

Ottawa, Jun 25 (PTI) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper has paid tributes to the victims of Air India bombing
and said that his government was committed to prevent such
acts of terrorism from happening again.

"On this day, the anniversary of the worst terrorist
incident in Canadian history - the bombing of Air India flight
182 - we pause to remember those who have lost their lives
through acts of terror here in Canada and around the world,"
he said Monday.

"The Government of Canada remains committed to
supporting the victims of terror and vigilant to preventing
such acts of terrorism from happening again," Harper said in a
statement to mark the fourth annual National Day of
Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism.

"As incidents such as the bombing of Air India Flight
182 June 23, 1985, and the attacks of September 11, 2001, have
shown, Canadians are not immune from the threat of terrorism,"
the prime minister said.

"We take this day to honour the victims of terror by
commemorating their loss. It is our hope that those who have
died will not be forgotten and that those who grieve will
find comfort. Our thoughts and prayers will forever be with
them," he added.