15 wounded, some said critically, in Canada restaurant bombing

Police searching for two suspects seen entering the Bombay Bhel restaurant in Mississauga, near Toronto

The scene outside the Bombay Bhel restaurant in Mississauga, Canada, shortly after an explosion that wounded 15. (Twitter screen capture)

At least 15 people were wounded, three critically, in the bombing of a restaurant in the city of Mississauga, Canada.

Regional police said they were searching for two men seen wearing hoodies, walking into the Bombay Bhel restaurant in Canada’s sixth-largest city, throwing an improvised explosive device into the establishment, then fleeing on foot.

According to Reuters, the explosion occurred at 10:30 p.m. local time Thursday.

There was no immediate report regarding a possible motive for the crime.

In a Twitter post, the Peel Regional Police posted a still shot from security camera footage at the restaurant showing the two suspected bombers, both dressed in dark hoodies, with faces covered.


One was carrying what may have been the bomb.

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