MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday it
has yet to confirm whether Filipinos were among those injured in the recent
explosion at a restaurant in Ontario, Canada on Thursday and the school
shooting in the US state of Indiana on Friday.
According to DFA Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato, the Philippine
Consulate General in Toronto has been monitoring the aftermath of the explosion
at an Indian restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario, which is home to some 40,000
Filipinos.
The improvised explosive device was set off by two unidentified men.
According to reports, the suspects walked into the Bombay Bhel Indian
restaurant around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, detonated the device, and fled.
While the manhunt continues as of posting, Consul General Rosalinda
Prospero said of the 15 people reported wounded in the incident, three persons
were critically injured.
Meanwhile, Cato said the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago is
also reaching out to authorities and leaders of the Filipino community
following the incident at the Noblesville West Middle School in Hamilton County
north of Indianapolis in the US.
No name has been disclosed but reports said the victims include a
student and a teacher.
The suspect was also a student, who reportedly asked for permission to
leave the classroom and returned armed with two handguns.
The Consulate General said the lone suspect was already taken into
custody following Friday’s incident.
The DFA said the Filipino community in Indiana has approximately 17,000
members. (PNA)
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