The World - News from July 5, 1985
Indian government investigators have concluded that an explosion in a cargo container caused the June 23 crash in the Atlantic of an Air-India jumbo jet that killed 329 people, the Press Trust of India reported. The news agency, which cited no sources, said “circumstantial evidence and events” leading to the crash convinced investigators that an in-flight explosion was responsible for the disaster. Sikh and Kashmiri separatist groups have claimed responsibility. The Indian government had no immediate comment on the report.
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