Police in BC Say Suspect Known as ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India Bombing Is Dead

Two reporters look over the remains of Air India Flight 182 on June 16, 2004, that were reconstructed by investigators in January 2003. The Canadian Press/Chuck Stoody

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.