Man dead after shooting at Tim Hortons
Sunday, April 02, 2006
TORONTO, Ontario - A man died Sunday after an explosion in the washroom of a Tim Hortons doughnut shop in downtown Toronto, police said.
They did not immediately confirm reports by a local radio station, that a man had entered the washroom shortly before the blast with explosives strapped to his body.
Police said no one else was involved and there were no other injuries.
They couldn't say whether the dead man was a customer or an employee.
The blast happened at the shop east of Yonge Street and north of Bloor, one of the busiest intersections in the city, at around 1 p.m. local time.
Traffic was tied up in the area and Yonge Street was closed in both directions.
Fire department spokesman Daryl Fugulurud said the man had burns to his body.