'Everything Was Destroyed.' A Bombing at a Restaurant in Ontario Injures 15 People
Police in Canada are searching for two men believed to be responsible for an explosion inside an Ontario restaurant Thursday that injured 15, three of them seriously
The blast, which according to police came from an improvised explosive device, targeted the Bombay Bhel restaurant late Thursday night in Mississauga, a city neighboring Toronto, Canada’s CBC News reports. The two suspects fled the restaurant immediately after detonating the device, according to police.
Three people suffered “critical blast injuries” and were transported to trauma centers, according to paramedics. An additional 12 people were also hospitalized with minor wounds.
@Peel_Paramedics have transported 15 pts. from The Bombay Bhel restaurant in Mississauga. 3 pts. were taken to trauma centres with critical blast injuries. pic.twitter.com/Qhd9mX2wV7
— Peel Paramedics (@Peel_Paramedics) May 25, 2018
Peel Regional police are reviewing surveillance footage to identify the suspects, which were described as being male, wearing dark hoodies pulled over their heads with cloths over their faces.
2 suspects attended the scene, detonated an Improvised Explosive Device within the restaurant. Several injured were taken to local hospital and 3 in critical condition were taken to a Toronto Trauma Centre. pic.twitter.com/yzCT59UVN6
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) May 25, 2018
Police did not have a motive for the attack.
