CCTV footage captures arson attack on restaurant in Melbourne
A Middle Eastern restaurant has been set alight in an early morning arson attack in Melbourne's north days before it was due to open for the first time.
Police were called to Al Marjan restaurant on the Hume Freeway in Campbellfield just after 4.30am.
CCTV footage caught the moment a car reversed into the front of the business before an offender allegedly set it alight.
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Footage has captured the arson attack. Nine
The resturant has been damaged. Nine
It's understood the venue was just days away from opening.
A crime scene has been established and an arson chemist will attend the scene.
Police said are treating the fire as suspicious and the exact circumstances surrounding the fire are yet to be determined.
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