Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 25 May 2018, 06:23 am Print
Mississauga: At least 15 people were injured in an explosion which took place at a restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario on Thursday night, media reports said.
The police said the explosion was caused by "improvised explosive device".
Among 15, three people suffered critical injuries. The rest suffered superficial injuries.
Police said two suspects came to the spot, detonated the bomb and went away.
They have been identified 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" and "male, 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."
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
Peel Region paramedic Joe Korstanje told CTV News, "We transported three of them to trauma centres in what I would say is critical condition just from blast injuries."
Image: twitter.com/Peel_Paramedics
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