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A bombing occurred at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in [[Mississauga]], [[Ontario]], Canada, on May 24, 2018, just before 10:32 pm.<ref name="nyt"/> The restaurant is located in a shopping plaza along [[Hurontario Street]], the main north–south thoroughfare of Mississauga, at the intersection with [[Eglinton Avenue]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|first=Catherine|last=Porter|first2=Dan|last2= Bilefsky|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/world/americas/explosion-mississauga-ontario-canada.html |title=Two Sought in Bombing at Indian Restaurant in Ontario |work=New York Times |date= May 25, 2018|accessdate=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/15-injured-in-blast-in-indian-restaurant-near-toronto/articleshow/64314061.cms |title=Explosion in Toronto, Canada: 15 injured in blast in Indian restaurant near Toronto |work=The Times of India |date= May 25, 2018 |accessdate=2018-05-25}}</ref>

==Bombing==
Two people, still at large and unidentified, are suspected of detonating an [[improvised explosive device]] inside the flagship location of Bombay Bhel, a regional [[Indian cuisine|Indian restaurant]] chain, injuring 15 of the 40 people inside.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rosella|first1=Louie|title=‘I’ve never seen so much blood:’ Paramedic who responded to bombing at Mississauga restaurant|url=https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/8631394--i-ve-never-seen-so-much-blood-paramedic-who-responded-to-bombing-at-mississauga-restaurant/|accessdate=May 26, 2018|work=The Mississauga News|date=May 25, 2018|language=en-CA}}</ref> The victims were between the ages of 23 and 69, most attending two birthday parties.<ref name="torstar hunt is on">{{cite news|last1=Bañares|first1=Ilya|last2=Syed|first2=Fatima|title=Hunt on for two suspects as 15 people injured in Mississauga restaurant explosion|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/05/24/multiple-people-sent-to-hospital-after-explosion-at-mississauga-restaurant.html|accessdate=25 May 2018|work=Toronto Star|date=25 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> Three were sent to the [[trauma centre]] at Toronto's [[Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]] in critical condition.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gallant|first1=Jacques|last2=Syed|first2=Fatima|last3=Moon|first3=Jenna|last4=Gignac|first4=Julien|title=Mississauga restaurant bombing left a scene of chaos, witnesses say|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/05/24/multiple-people-sent-to-hospital-after-explosion-at-mississauga-restaurant.html|accessdate=May 26, 2018|work=Toronto Star|date=May 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref> They were stabilized and released the next day.<ref name="insauga residents among victims">{{cite news|last1=Roche|first1=Kelly|title=Mississauga Residents Among Victims in 'Horrendous' Explosion|url=https://www.insauga.com/update-mississauga-residents-among-victims-in-horrendous-explosion|accessdate=25 May 2018|work=Insauga|date=25 May 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name=CBC /> Others were treated for minor injuries at the nearby [[Mississauga Hospital]] and [[Credit Valley Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rosella|first1=Louie|title=‘Absolutely horrifying’: 2 men hunted after bomb explosion inside Mississauga restaurant leaves 15 wounded|url=https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/8629313--absolutely-horrifying-2-men-hunted-after-bomb-explosion-inside-mississauga-restaurant-leaves-15-wounded/|accessdate=May 29, 2018|work=The Mississauga News|date=May 25, 2018|language=en-CA|quote=The other 12 are aged 23-69 and they have all been released from Mississauga and Credit Valley hospitals, Trillium Health Partners said in a statement.}}</ref>

[[Peel Regional Police]] said surveillance photographs show the suspects wearing jeans and dark-coloured hoodies, one with a black cloth over their face.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moshtaghian |first=Artemis |last2=Chavez|first2=Nicole|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/25/americas/canada-restaurant-explosion/index.html |title=2 men wanted after blast injures 15 people at restaurant near Toronto|work=CNN |date=May 25, 2018 |accessdate=2018-05-25}}</ref> The on-site police investigation ended on May 28.<ref name="police wrap up" /> The restaurant's manager said it would remain closed to customers until further notice.<ref name="police wrap up">{{cite news|title=Police wrap up investigation at Bombay Bhel following restaurant blast|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bombay-bhel-bombing-update-1.4680831|accessdate=May 28, 2018|work=CBC News|agency=The Canadian Press|date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> On May 29, police announced they believe one suspect may be a woman and that the bomb was very likely homemade.<ref name="susp woman?">{{cite news|title=Suspect in Mississauga, Ont., restaurant explosion may be female, police say|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississauga-restaurant-explosion-1.4681560|accessdate=May 29, 2018|work=CBC News|date=May 29, 2018}}</ref>

The restaurant reopened on September 21, 2018 following repairs and renovations, four months after the bombing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombay Bhel reopens 4 months after bomb blast injured 15 people |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississaugas-bombay-bhel-reopens-after-bombing-1.4834520 |accessdate=November 19, 2018 |work=CBC News |date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>

==Reactions==
[[Bonnie Crombie]], the [[Mayor of Mississauga]], called the attack "heinous" and expressed support for the victims.<ref name=CBC>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississauga-plaza-explosion-1.4677404|title=Police hunt for 2 men in Mississauga, Ont. restaurant blast, motive still unknown|work=CBC News|access-date=2018-05-25|language=en-US}}</ref> The bombing was also condemned by the leaders of all three major provincial political parties: [[Premier of Ontario]] and [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] leader [[Kathleen Wynne]], [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative Party]] leader [[Doug Ford Jr.|Doug Ford]], and [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] leader [[Andrea Horwath]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ontario party leaders condemn Mississauga bombing|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/05/25/ontario-party-leaders-condemn-mississauga-bombing.html|accessdate=25 May 2018|work=Toronto Star|date=25 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Justin Trudeau]] also condemned the attack and wished a speedy recovery to the victims.<ref name="global pol" /> [[Navdeep Bains]], the Member of Parliament for [[Mississauga—Malton]] (which includes where the bombing occurred), called for the community to come together for support and comfort in the wake of the attack.<ref name="global pol">{{cite news|last1=MacLeod|first1=Alana|title=Politicians react to IED explosion in a Mississauga restaurant|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4230671/leaders-react-mississauga-explosion/|accessdate=25 May 2018|work=Global News|date=25 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Indian Foreign Minister [[Sushma Swaraj]] wrote that she and her office are "in constant touch with the Consul General in Toronto and the [[High Commission of India, Ottawa|Indian High Commissioner in Canada]]" and the diplomatic missions would "work round the clock."{{cn|date=July 2021}} [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] Chief Minister [[Amarinder Singh]] issued a statement that condemned the bombing as a "dastardly" attack and added that "the incident, which comes just a month after [[Toronto van attack|10 pedestrians were mowed to death by a van driver]] in Toronto, has once again highlighted the global dimensions of terrorism."<ref>{{cite news|title=Amarinder condemns Toronto restaurant blast|url=https://www.thequint.com/hotwire-text/amarinder-condemns-toronto-restaurant-blast|accessdate=May 29, 2018|work=The Quint|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=May 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

===Lawsuit===
Six of the 15 injured victims of the bombing launched a [[civil suit]] against the owners of Bombay Bhel in the [[Ontario Superior Court of Justice]] on August 21, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=People injured in bombing sue restaurant |url=https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/8851844-people-injured-in-bombing-sue-restaurant/ |accessdate=August 31, 2018 |work=The Mississauga News |agency=The Canadian Press |publisher=Metroland Media Group |date=August 21, 2018 |language=en-CA}}</ref> The suit is seeking $1 million per plaintiff in damages and alleges, citing unnamed sources and "rumours about threats in the community", that the owners of the restaurant were in a "[[wikt:turf war|turf war]]" with rival businesses and should have been aware of security threats.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Amara |title=Bomb blast victims sue Bombay Bhel for $6M, claim Toronto-area restaurant was target of 'turf war' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/victims-of-bombay-bhel-bombing-1.4792815 |accessdate=August 31, 2018 |work=CBC News |date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> Peel Regional Police said in a statement that there was no evidence of threats to the restaurant, its owners, or its staff; and Peel Police "have no information to suggest that this is a turf war".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Douglas |first1=Pam |title=No evidence of 'turf war' or prior threats in Bombay Bhel bombing: Police |url=https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/8851879-no-evidence-of-turf-war-or-prior-threats-in-bombay-bhel-bombing-police/ |accessdate=August 31, 2018 |work=The Mississauga News |publisher=Metroland Media Group |date=August 21, 2018 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

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[[Category:Attacks on restaurants in North America]]
[[Category:Violence in Canada]]
[[Category:History of Mississauga]]
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