A bombing at a crowded Indian restaurant in Mississauga injured 15 people — including three critically — in an explosion that one resident who lives four kilometres away described as a “small earthquake.”There’s no indication that this is a hate crime or an act of terror but it’s early in the investigation, Peel Region police Chief Jennifer Evans said at a Friday morning news conference. “I want the community to know that every available police resource is being used to locate the people responsible for this horrendous act,” she said.READ MORE:What we know and don’t knowOntario party leaders condemn Mississauga bombingIn a surveillance image released by police, two men wearing hoodies and with their faces covered can be seen walking into Bombay Bhel restaurant on 5035 Hurontario St. near Eglinton Ave., at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.The pair detonated what’s believed to be an improvised explosive device before fleeing the scene, police said.The explosion occurred as two separate birthday parties were going on inside the restaurant.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. They are a 35-year-old Brampton man, a 62-year-old Mississauga woman and a 48-year-old Mississauga woman. The three were taken to three different trauma centres for treatment. The other 12 people suffered what Korstanje described as minor or superficial wounds and were transported to local hospitals. Officials say all 12 have been released. “This is not the Mississauga that I know,” Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said at the news conference.At night, the quiet suburb was echoing with the sirens of dozens of police cars and emergency vehicles. The explosion shook the neighbourhood. “I thought there was an accident as it was huge thud of noise,” V ...
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