Two restaurants were the target of arson attacks early Thursday.
Around 1:45 a.m., police were informed that a Montreal North restaurant’s window was broken and that a Molotov cocktail had been thrown inside the business. However, the incendiary object did not ignite, and the damage to the business on Dijon Street and Valade Avenue was limited.
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Later in the morning, around 4:20 a.m., a 911 call alerted police to another restaurant, this time in Old Montreal.
According to police, a window was broken and a Molotov cocktail was thrown inside the restaurant on Saint Jacques Street near Saint Laurent Boulevard.
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Firefighters contained the fire before it could spread.
No suspects have been identified in either case and no arrests have been made.
The arson squad has taken over both investigations.
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