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RSS FeedsLive: Police seek two men after 15 people injured in Mississauga restaurant explosion
(The Star Toronto Raptors)

 
 

25 may 2018 14:32:59

 
Live: Police seek two men after 15 people injured in Mississauga restaurant explosion
(The Star Toronto Raptors)
 


An explosion police say was caused by an improvised explosive device injured 15 people inside a Mississauga restaurant Thursday night.Fire crews and paramedics arrived at Bombay Bhel, an Indian restaurant at 5035 Hurontario St. near Eglinton Ave., around 10:30 p.m.“There were two individuals seen entering and detonating the device and two individuals that were seen fleeing the restaurant,” Const. Iryna Yashnyk told reporters at the scene.Three people were taken to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto with critical injuries, Peel Region paramedic Joe Korstanje told the Star. Around 3 a.m., Peel police confirmed that all three were in stable condition.The other 12 people suffered what Korstanje described as minor or superficial wounds and were transported to local hospitals. Officials say the majority of those 12 have been released.“I have spoken with Chief Evans and will be on site at 7:30 a.m. for a media update. My thoughts are with the victims and their families,” Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said in a tweet Friday morning.Local resident Martin Cybelius, who lives around 4 km south of the restaurant, told the Star that he experienced what felt like a “small earthquake,” and subsequently saw police cruisers and ambulances heading towards the area.Another resident, Gursh Sagoo, was driving north on Hurontario St. approaching Eglinton Ave. and saw the police cars and ambulances at the scene.“Initially I thought it was a car accident, but once I saw all the vehicles turning into the parking lot of the restaurant, then I knew it was something more serious,” Sagoo said.The front doors of the restaurant were shattered but intact. There is heavy police presence on the scene, and police have said that the plaza would be sealed off all night. Heavily armed tactical officers made up part of the large emergency response.On social media, the Consulate General of India in Toronto said it has opened a helpline for anyone in need ...


 
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