‘We’re not intimidated’: Molotov cocktail thrown inside Montreal restaurant

A downtown Italian edifice was nan target of an attempted arson Thursday, according to Montreal police.

The beforehand bay model of La Médusa, located connected Drummond Street adjacent Ste-Catherine Street, was shattered soon aft 1:30 a.m.

Security footage shows a man smashing nan solid pinch a ample ceramic earlier tossing a Molotov cocktail wrong nan establishment. Police opportunity he fled connected foot.

The flames were quickly extinguished by Montreal firefighters.

According to nan owners, nan harm to nan edifice is minor.

“A mates of chairs were burned,” La Médusa co-owner Joe D’Adderio said.

The lawsuit has been transferred to nan Montreal constabulary arson squad, which are investigating nan incident.

Normally utilized arsenic a shape of intimidation aliases extortion, akin cases of targeted occurrence bombings person been connected nan emergence successful nan past fewer months successful Montreal, according to police.

The number of occurrence bombing cases jumped by 42 per cent successful nan past 5 years, pinch much than 530 incidents reported past twelvemonth alone.

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D’Adderio said he and his brothers person been operating nan edifice for complete 20 years and do not person immoderate affiliation aliases run-ins pinch organized crime.

“It’s difficult to say, location was nary intimidation from suppliers aliases anyone else,” D’Adderio said. “Competition maybe. But I can’t put my digit connected it.”

No arrests person been made successful nan case. Police opportunity they will beryllium looking complete information footage to place nan fishy who fled connected foot.

Despite nan shock, D’Adderio said he and his brothers will cooperate pinch constabulary and will proceed operating their business arsenic usual.

“We’re not intimidated,” he said.