Cork, June 23 -- Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri signed the Visitors Book at the Ahakista Memorial in Ireland on Monday, paying tributes to the Air India Kanishka bombing victims.

On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 was blown up by the Canada-based Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa near Cork, Ireland, resulting in the deaths of all 329 passengers on board.

Sharing the pictures of the memorial service, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote, "United against Terrorism: "40th anniversary of Air India Flight 182 Kanishka bombing."

"On behalf of the people and Government of India, a 7-member delegation led by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas @HardeepSPuri paid tributes t...