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RCMP Identifies Key 'Mr X' Suspect in 1985 Air India Bombing

RCMP said the previously unidentified accomplice died without facing charges, with privacy laws barring disclosure of his name.

Graphics by Prajna Ghosh | ThePrint
 Relatives and friends of Air Indian victims at the memorial in the seaside village of Ahakista in Ireland, in 2004.
RCMP Asst. Commissioner David Teboul says RCMP have identified the mysterious Mr. X who helped test the bomb that shattered Air India Flight 182 in 1985, but that man has died.
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Overview

  • RCMP confirmed that the suspect known as 'Mr X' was the third person who tested the bomb on Vancouver Island weeks before Flight 182 exploded off Ireland.
  • Officials said the man recently died without ever being charged in connection with Canada's deadliest act of terrorism.
  • Privacy legislation prevents authorities from naming the suspect despite his confirmed involvement in the bombing.
  • Despite the 2005 acquittals of two primary suspects, investigators continue to pursue leads, seeing little prospect for a new trial.
  • Families of victims and officials from Canada, Ireland and India are attending services this week to commemorate the 40th anniversary.