An incident in the Omsk region triggered significant damage to a local sushi bar after a confrontation between a visitor and staff escalated violently. A resident attacked workers and set the building on fire. This information comes from the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
The events unfolded in the Cherlaksky district. Reports indicate that the suspect and friends were relaxing on a cafe veranda when rules were violated, notably smoking in a restricted area. After staff addressed the guests about the behavior, tensions rose and a confrontation erupted, culminating in a threat to the cafe owner and a physical altercation.
According to the ministry’s press service, the night following the incident, the attacker armed himself with a knife, a nail gun, a flammable mixture, and a lighter. He re-entered the cafe veranda and initiated arson. Security cameras captured the movements and actions taken during the incident.
A criminal case was opened against the 50-year-old suspect under the article about causing damage or deliberate destruction of property in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The owner estimated the initial damage to the establishment at five million rubles.
Earlier, a man who sought revenge in Vladivostok had burned an ex-partner’s car.