Two men walked into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, authorities said.
The attack in Mississauga, Canada’s sixth largest city, comes a month after a driver ploughed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15.
Mississauga is on Lake Ontario about 32 km west of Toronto.
Suspects’ descriptions
The Peel Regional polics have also tweeted the suspects’ descriptions for citizens to watch out.
“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. 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,” the tweet stated.
Sushma Swaraj in touch with consulate
Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, tweeted said she was in touch with the Consul General in Toronto.
"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," she tweeted.
Officials from the Indian consulate have rushed to the hospital, said sources.
Of the three persons who were critical, two are out of danger. Three of those injured were Canadians of Indian origin.
No immediate claim of responsibility for blast
The blast went off in the Bombay Bhel restaurant at 10:30 p.m. Fifteen people were taken to hospital, three of them with critical injuries, the Peel Regional Paramedic Service said in a Tweet.
The two male suspects went into the restaurant and detonated their improvised explosive device, the Peel Regional Police said in a tweet.
The police said the bomb tore apart the restaurant in Mississauga. Two suspects — men in their mid-20s — fled the scene immediately after.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Police posted a photograph on Twitter showing two people with dark zip-up hoodies walking into an establishment with one of them appearing to be carrying an object.
