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Victim significantly injured after firework thrown in their face at a Waterloo park

A vehicle from the traffic branch of the Waterloo Regional Police Service. (Matt Harris/CTV Kitchener) A vehicle from the traffic branch of the Waterloo Regional Police Service. (Matt Harris/CTV Kitchener)
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Waterloo regional police are investigating after a victim said a youth threw a firework in their face.

Officers were called to a park in the Allen Street East and Willow Street area of Waterloo on Thursday around 6:30 p.m.

A victim told police they had been approached by a group of youths and then one of the youths threw a lit firework at the victim, which ignited in their face.

The victim received significant burn injuries and was taken to an out-of-region hospital.

The suspects left the area after the incident.

Anyone with more information is urged to contact police.

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