- At least 15 people have been injured in what police called an improvised explosive attack on Thursday night near Toronto, Canada.
- Police are hunting two hooded men who they say planted a bomb in the Bombay Bhel restaurant, in Mississauga, Ontario.
- A witness described people screaming and bleeding. He said there was a children's birthday party in the restaurant at the time.
- So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Fifteen people have been injured after a bomb went off at a restaurant in Canada late on Thursday night.
Police say two hooded men planted a bomb in Bombay Bhel, an Indian restaurant in Mississauga, not far from Toronto.
They issued an image showing two figures walking out of the restaurant shortly before the blast hit, around 10:30 p.m. local time.
Police issued descriptions of the two men and appealed to the public to help identify them. Both had covered their faces.
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.
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) May 25, 2018
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.
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) May 25, 2018
So far there have been no obvious claims of responsibility, or suggestions of why the attack took place.
A witness who lives near the site of the explosion told the broadcaster CBC that he heard people screaming and that the victims of the blast were "bleeding so much."
Andre Larrivee said:
"Glass was broken in the street. There was a child's birthday party. Everything was destroyed. Lots of blood in the floor. Many people were screaming.
"They were trying to run out from the restaurant. There was a guy with glass inside his eyes. Many people were bleeding so much."
At least three of the victims were seriously hurt. Local paramedics said they had been taken to Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital with "critical blast injuries."
Jeremy Cohn, a video journalist for Global News Toronto, published this clip of emergency vehicles flooding the street near the restaurant.
Reported explosion inside a restaurant on Hurontario Street in #Mississauga https://t.co/POKqyTVqnC
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyGlobalTV) May 25, 2018
Tony Smyth, a video producer with CBC, posted pictures of people leaving the area after the attack.
Explosion: Multiple people injured following reports of an explosion at Bambay Bhel Restaurant 5035 Hurontario St near Eglinton in Mississauga. pic.twitter.com/1Tb9ODag88
— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) May 25, 2018
The attack took place roughly 19 miles from downtown Toronto, which was hit by an attack only one month ago.
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