Canada - Blast Hits Indian Restaurant in Mississauga Leaving 15 People Injured

Canadian authorities confirmed that two men entered an Indian restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb then fled the scene, leaving more than a dozen people wounded.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mississauga explosion: Suspects &#39;detonate IED&#39; in restaurant <a href="https://t.co/PshkdI9XdZ">https://t.co/PshkdI9XdZ</a></p>&mdash; BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/999885144931516416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The blast went off at around 10:30 p.m. in the Bombay Bhel restaurant. The Peel Regional Paramedic Service posted in a tweet that fifteen people were brought to the hospital, with three of them sustaining critical injuries.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is a blast in Indian restaurant Bombay Bhel in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. I am in constant touch with our Consul General in Toronto and Indian High Commissioner in Canada. Our missions will work round the clock. The Emergency number is : +1-647-668-4108.<br>Please RT</p>&mdash; Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) <a href="https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/999896413688422405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The two male suspects entered the restaurant and detonated their improvised explosive device then fled the scene of the crime.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and it is not clear at this point if Canadian authorities will be viewing the incident as a terror attack.

Police posted a photo on Twitter showing two people with dark zip-up hoodies walking into the establishment with one of them appearing to be holding an object.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MANHUNT: Police in Ontario, Canada say 2 suspects detonated an IED in a restaurant, blast injured at least 15 people <a href="https://t.co/YQI1lxDgLA">pic.twitter.com/YQI1lxDgLA</a></p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/999884239855239169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The authorities have yet to identify the suspects, but they have already provided descriptions of the suspects and are asking the public’s help in identifying and tracking them down.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two parties fled the scene immediately after the incident. 1st described as male, 5’10-6feet, stocky build, mid-20s, light skin, wearing dark blue jeans, dark zip up hoodie pulled over head, baseball cap with light grey peak, face covered with black cloth material.</p>&mdash; Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeelPoliceMedia/status/999876884467998720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

They described the first suspect as male, 5’10 to 6 feet tall, of stocky build, in his mid-20’s, of light skin and wearing dark blue jeans, dark zip-up hoodie pulled over the head and wearing a baseball cap with light gray peak, his face covered with black cloth material.

The second male is described as between 5’9”-5’10”, fair skin, thin build, faded blue jeans, dark zip-up hoodie hood pulled over head, wearing a gray t-shirt and dark-colored skate shoes and his face covered.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2nd male described as 5’9”-5’10”, fair skin, thin build, faded blue jeans, dark zip-up hoodie hood pulled over head, grey t-shirt, dark coloured skate shoes, face covered. Looking for public’s assistance in identifying the parties that fled following the explosion.</p>&mdash; Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeelPoliceMedia/status/999877817797169152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Please contact (905) 453-2121 or 12CIB at ext. 1233</p>&mdash; Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeelPoliceMedia/status/999878239366598656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Mississauga is Canada’s sixth largest city, and the restaurant blast comes just a month after a driver plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto, killing ten people while injuring 15 others.

Mississauga is in Lake Ontario located 20 miles west of Toronto.

The public is requested to call these numbers for any crucial information about the two male suspects. (905) 453-2121 or 12CIB at ext.1233.

Source:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-explosion/two-men-set-off-bomb-in-restaurant-in-canada-15-wounded-authorities-idUSKCN1IQ0E0