MONTREAL — The arson squad has been called in to investigate a firebombing early Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Restaurant Cavalli on Peel St. downtown.

At 1:45 a.m., an incendiary device was thrown in the entry of the popular restaurant and a fire started. Damage to the entry is extensive.

Cavalli recently had two liquor licences and a restaurant permit suspended for 100 days for various infractions, including frequent fights, excessive noise and overcrowding at the establishment.

Below is a map tracing a recent history of firebombings in the Montreal area. App readers, please tap on the map link under Related Stories.

View Firebombings in Montreal in a larger map

asutherland@montrealgazette.com