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A SUSPECTED bombing attempt in Canada's Edmonton has failed after explosive-packed car detonated prematurely, killing the driver.
In the suburb of Sherwood Park, initial reports say the device was located in a suburb of Sherwood Park.
According to Global News, a man was found seriously injured after a 'bang' was heard. Responders found the vehicle with what has been called a "large" and "significant" amount of explosives. The 21-year-old occupying later died of his injuries.
A nearby school, retirement village and office facility were evacuated, and a second explosion rocked the district two hours after the initial call.
This is the scene at the corner of Festival way and Sherwood drive. Traffic heading south of the mall still be rerouted. Heavy police presence at all entrances to the community center. #ShPk pic.twitter.com/srONauoNk1
– Min Dhariwal (@MinDhariwal) November 7, 2018
Strathcona County Mayor Rod Frank said that the police are not safe to the general public.
"Alongside the community center and county hall building, nearby schools and buildings have been closed to the RCMP to conduct their investigation," Frank said.
Global News reports the explosive material was believed to be Tannerite, a brand of explosive binary targets used for firearms practice.
"We do not have a motive for this incident. That's certainly part of the investigation, "RCMP Supt. Dave Kalist said.
"The EDU team will remain on the scene and the area is secure until they are able to determine the cause of the explosion."
Sherwood Park resident Brent Oswald told CBC news he was on the second floor of the library when he heard about it.
"There was a very deep boom," Oswald said. "It was not a bang. It was a boom and it shook the whole building.
"It was a mbadive explosion. It shook that up, "he said. "I was on the second floor, so it's garage parking, and it's a reinforced concrete building."
Oswald said everyone filed out of the library on the fire alarms. Oswald said he went to a restaurant across the street to watch the Oilers game.
But Oswald said the area was soon crawling with heavily-armed police.
"Things had completely changed," he said. "This was not just a couple of cops directing traffic.
"They were so forceful and watching something … and they just told me, 'Get out of here. I've never seen anything like that before. "
Originally published as Car bomb rocks Canadian suburb
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