VANCOUVER, Canada Two Sikh men charged with the 1985 Air India bombing appeared in a Canadian court for the first time Monday and were remanded back into custody for one month, as police here prepared to bring charges against a third suspect.
Vancouver businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik, 53, and Ajaib Singh Bagri, 51, made a brief appearance in British Columbia provincial court early Monday, AFP reported.
Judge Jane Godfrey ordered both men to be held in jail until their next court appearance on November 30.
On Friday, Malik and Bagri were arrested and charged with eight counts, including first-degree murder, in connection with the Air India Flight 182 disaster off the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985 in which 329 people died.
The charges also include the attempted sabotage of another Air India flight heading to Bangkok. A bomb in baggage was to be loaded on that flight, but prematurely exploded in Tokyo's Narita Airport, killing two baggage handlers.
In an unusual twist, the court case here Monday was delayed because court room guards said the suspects were changing their clothes.