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Police in Winnipeg are investigating whether a bungled bomb plot might have led to a mysterious explosion outside a 7-Eleven on Saturday night, which set a truck ablaze and injured all four passengers inside.

Police say that around 11 p.m., a man in his late 60s left his house, got into his truck and drove to the convenience store in the city’s west end, a few kilometres away.

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After the man exited the store and returned to his truck, he saw the bag — which had an improvised explosive device hidden inside — dangling from the vehicle.

The man glanced inside the bag, police said, but didn’t rummage through it.

From just peeking in, the contents would not have appeared suspicious, investigators said. The bomb was concealed inside another item, although police would not describe that item.

Police do not believe the bag was placed on the truck on the way to the store, or in the parking lot, said Const. Rob Carver, a spokesman with Winnipeg Police.