15 hurt in powerful explosion at Indian eatery in Canada

Toronto: A powerful explosion at an Indian restaurant in Canada’s Ontario province injured 15 people, three of them seriously, when two unidentified men detonated an improvised explosive device, the police said on Friday. Two suspects with their faces covered entered the Bombay Bhel restaurant late Thursday night, dropped the device and fled, the police said.

Ottawa, May 25: Canadian police on Friday hunted two men after a blast at an Indian restaurant near Toronto injured 15 people, including three dual Indian- Canadian nationals, but police said there were no initial signs of terrorism. Neither were there indications of a “hate crime” in the attack which initially left three of the injured in critical condition. An improvised device detonated Thursday night at the eatery in Mississauga, a major suburb west of Toronto, while two parties celebrated birthdays, Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans told a news conference at the scene. “Two men wearing hoodies were seen entering the restaurant with an IED,” or improvised device, she said. “The men were seen fleeing the scene immediately following the explosion.” The pair, who were also wearing jeans and face coverings, did not say anything, just dropped off the device and left, authorities said earlier. “Every police resource is being used right now to locate the people responsible for this horrendous act,” Evans added. Three of the wounded — a 35- yearold man and two women, aged 48 and 62 — were taken by ambulance to hospital in critical condition, but were listed as stable on Friday morning.