Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect known as “Mr. X” who is believed to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack.
But they say the suspect died before facing charges, and they will not be releasing his name.
The statement from the RCMP’s Pacific Region on Monday comes as families commemorate the 40th anniversary of the attack, where two bombs targeting Air India flights exploded, including one that killed 329 people, most of them Canadians.
Police said in an email that investigators had “uncovered information related to a suspect they believe was involved in testing an explosive device prior to the Air India terrorist attack on June 23, 1985.”…