the flight was going between montreal and new delhi. the plane exploded when it was flying 31,000 feet over atlantic ocean south of ireland. the bomb was hidden in a sanyo tuner in a suitcase which was in the forward cargo hold. around fifty-five minutes later after the loss of the aircraft, a suitcase which was checked in by one of the accused perpetrators in the bombing exploded at japan’s narita airport and killed two baggage handlers and injured four other people nearby. the suitcase was on its way to another airliner at narita. at least 329 people were killed in the explosion aboard flight 182.