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Thugs Try to Set Another Montreal Bar on Fire

Smells like arson.

Empire Café hit with molotov cocktail
Empire Café hit with molotov cocktail
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Another week, another suspicious fire at a Montreal bar or restaurant. The victim this time, Empire Café, located at 1825 Jean-Talon Est, corner Papineau, was hit with an incendiary device at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday. Damage was minimal and nobody was hurt. The Empire Café incident is now in the hands of the arson squad. ICYMI, another attempt to burn down a Montreal restaurant was recently captured on surveillance video.

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1825 Jean-Talon, Montreal, QC