Police confirm death of Mr X, the man linked to Air India bombing off Cork

Canadian police confirm death of Mr X, the man believed to have tested explosive device before bombing that killed 329 off Irish coast

The memorial garden at Ahakista, West Cork, in memory of the victims of the Air India flight 182. File picture: Dan Linehan

A key suspect in the Air India flight explosion off the Irish coast 40 years ago has died, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

The police force confirmed his death to the Irish Examiner after commemoration ceremonies took place in Ahakista in West Cork, and in Canada, on Monday, in memory of the 329 people who lost their lives when Flight 182 plunged into the sea off the Cork/Kerry coast on June 23, 1985.