Air India Flight 182: Canada Identifies Key Suspect ‘Mr X’ After 40 Years

Air India Flight 182: Canada identifies key suspect ‘Mr X’ after 40 years

The outlet Vancouver Sun reported on Friday that the suspect who know as Mr X has been identified by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or RCMP investigators

Kanishka bombing: After four decades, 'Mr. X' in Air India bombing plot identified, dies without charges

The man, known for years only as “Mr. X,” was reportedly revealed to have played a key role in the deadly plot that killed 329 people, most of them Canadian citizens, on June 23, 1985.

Canada Police Identifies ‘Mysterious’ Suspect In Kanishka Bombing, Refuses To Disclose Identity

The RCMP identified a man who helped test a bomb before the Air India bombing on June 23, 1985, but won't disclose his name. The man recently died without facing charges.

Who is ‘Mr X’? Canada identifies main suspect in 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing

The mid-air bombing of Flight AI 182 remains one of the deadliest aviation terrorist incidents before 9/11. The Air India Boeing 747 had taken off from Montreal and was headed to Mumbai via London when a bomb detonated, scattering debris into the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland's southwest coast.

RCMP finally discovers identify of mysterious 1985 Air India bomb-testing suspect

However, the mysterious Mr. X, who police said helped test a bomb on Vancouver Island a few weeks before the twin terror attacks, has died

Air India Bombing: Canada Police Identifies ‘Mr. X’ After 4, Decades Too Late for Justice

Nearly four decades after the bombing of Air India Flight 182 — known as Kanishka — Canadian authorities have identified the mysterious figure who helped test one of the bombs used in the deadliest terror attack in Canadian history. But justice will remain elusive: the man, referred to as “Mr. X,” died before he could be charged. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed they had finally uncovered the identity of the individual who assi…