6 Teens Injured By Explosive Tossed Into Backyard 4th Of July Party

MANTECA (CBS/AP) -- Authorities said six teenagers were injured after someone tossed an explosive device into a backyard party in Manteca.

Police officials said about 60 high-school aged teens were at the party Friday night when someone threw an explosive device, possibly a modified firework, over a fence and into the backyard.

The explosion injured six, and five of them remain hospitalized Saturday.

A police statement said two of the victims suffered serious injuries and one was airlifted to a hospital in the San Francisco to be treated for an eye injury.

Investigators are seeking the public's help to identify the suspect.

The victims were between the ages of 15 and 18.

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