Police said two suspects entered the Bombay Bhel restaurant in the Ontario city late on Thursday and detonated the improvised explosive device. The first suspect is described as male in his mid-20s with light skin, five-foot-10 to six feet in height with a stocky build. He was wearing dark blue jeans, a dark zip up hoodie pulled over his head, a baseball cap with a light grey peak and his face was covered with black cloth material. The second suspect is described as a male with fair skin, five-foot-nine to five-foot-10 with a thin build. He was wearing faded blue jeans, a dark zip up hoodie pulled over his head, a grey t-shirt, dark coloured skate shoes and his face was covered as well.

MISSISSAUGA — A bomb blast at an Indo-Canadian restaurant in Mississauga has left 15 people injured Thursday night.

Police say the blast was caused by an “improvised explosive device” which ripped through the Bombay Bhel restaurant.

Police said two suspects entered the Bombay Bhel restaurant in the Ontario city late on Thursday and detonated the improvised explosive device.

Peel Region paramedic Joe Korstanje said three people suffered critical injuries, reported Canadian Press.

“We transported three of them to trauma centres in what I would say is critical condition just from blast injuries,” he said.

Korstanje said the remaining 12 victims suffered what he described as minor and superficial injuries.

Police said they received a call about the explosion in the plaza near Hurontario Street and Eglinton Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. and the plaza remained sealed off early Friday.

Andre Larrivee, who lives in a nearby condo, says he was watching television and heard a loud explosion.

“It was really loud,” he said, comparing the noise to an electric generator that had exploded at a nearby construction site recently.

Other people who were shopping in neighbouring stores — and waiting for their vehicles to be released from behind the police tape — also reported hearing a loud explosion.

Two male suspects fled the scene immediately after the explosion in the city, which is near Toronto.

Police issued CCTV footage of the two suspects, describing them both as men around 5ft 10 in height with light or fair skin, and appealing for help identifying them.

One man was described as "stocky" and in his mid-20s, while the other was of thin build. Both wore blue jeans and dark hoodies, and had covered their faces.

The motive for the attack is unknown.

Canadian broadcaster CBC reported a heavy police presence, complete with "tactical teams" – and said an officer on the scene could not say whether there was a further threat to public safety.

Mississauga, a large city on the shore of Lake Ontario, borders the larger city of Toronto and is home to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Police were called to the area of Hurontario Street and Eglinton Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday night after reports of an explosion at the Bombay Bhel Restaurant.

The first suspect is described as male in his mid-20s with light skin, five-foot-10 to six feet in height with a stocky build. He was wearing dark blue jeans, a dark zip up hoodie pulled over his head, a baseball cap with a light grey peak and his face was covered with black cloth material.

The second suspect is described as a male with fair skin, five-foot-nine to five-foot-10 with a thin build. He was wearing faded blue jeans, a dark zip up hoodie pulled over his head, a grey t-shirt, dark coloured skate shoes and his face was covered as well.