Quebec, Canada – A kosher restaurant that bills itself as “Montreal’s premier steakhouse and sushi bar” was firebombed early this morning, the third such early morning attack in just under 24 hours.
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Witnesses told police they saw two suspects in hoodies throwing what is believed to be a Molotov cocktail through the front window of Resto-bar Chops, located on Queen Mary Road in Snowdon, at approximately 4 AM this morning.
Montreal police are reporting that two men were seen fleeing the scene.
“Damage from the fire was minor,” Constable Daniel Fortier told VIN News. “The restaurant did sustain more serious damage from the sprinkler system which extinguished the fire.”
This is the second time that the Chops has been the victim of a firebombing attack, according to CTV Montreal, which stated that another Molotov cocktail had been hurled inside the restaurant just over two years ago.
Two nearby bars were also firebombed early Wednesday morning in the span of just twenty minutes. Minimal damage was sustained at both Cafe Ciociaro and The Bar Primetime, located just seven blocks away from each other in Plateau, and approximately four miles away from Chops.
While police, who are investigating arson in all three cases, had already confirmed that yesterday’s two firebombings were linked, they have yet to confirm if today’s incident was also related to those attacks. Officials also would not speculate if they were related to similar previous similar events in the area.
It is unknown if Chops was targeted because of its kosher status.
“It is too soon in the investigation to know that information,” said Constable Fortier.