Fifteen people were injured in an explosion that ripped through an Indian restaurant - Bombay Bhel - outside Toronto late on Thursday night. Three people, according to the police, have suffered "critical blast injuries".
The blast happened around 10:30 p.m. at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada's sixth largest city. The cause of the explosion is under probe.
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. The two suspects, authorities say, detonated an Improvised Explosive Device within the restaurant and fled from the scene.
Images from the explosion scene showed shattered front windows of Bombay Bhel restaurant with debris scattered in the parking lot. Also numerous ambulances and emergency vehicles were seen assisting the injured outside the eatery.
Reacting to the incident, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet that the government was in touch with the Indian officials in Toronoto.
The Consulate General of India in Toronto has tweeted, "opened a helpline in view of the explosion at an Indian restaurant in Mississauga. For any assistance, pl call +1-647-668-4108."
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