An explosion caused by a homemade bomb left inside a restaurant in the Canadian town of Mississaugua left more than a dozen people injured on Thursday night. Authorities said at least 15 people were taken to area hospitals with injuries, including at least three who were critically wounded.
The Peel Regional Police said in a tweet that two men entered the restaurant where they “detonated an Improvised Explosive Device.”
“Two parties fled the scene immediately after the incident,” the police said on Twitter, seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects, one of whom was described as a man around 6-feet tall in his 20s, with a “stocky build” and “light skin.” The second suspect was described as a man of similar height with “fair skin” and a “thin build.” Both were wearing hooded jackets and hats in an image from surveillance video at the restaurant, released by the police.
Police first responded to calls of an explosion at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in the Toronto suburb of Mississaugua around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The victims were transported to regional trauma centers with “blast injuries,” according to Peel Region paramedic Joe Korstanje.
Andre Larrivee, who lives nearby, told Canadian broadcaster CTV, a CBS News partner network, that he was watching television when he heard a “really loud” explosion. Others in the area at the time also reported hearing one large blast.
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