Two charged after Melbourne restaurant torched in arson attack

Two people, including a 16-year-old boy, have been charged after a Docklands restaurant was bombed.

They then allegedly poured accelerant into the restaurant before setting it on fire and fleeing the scene.

The restaurant was slightly damaged, but the glass doors remain boarded up

They reportedly tried to flee the scene but were found hiding under the Bolte Bridge in Ron Barassi Snr Park.

They were arrested, along with a third man who was found in a car on Docklands Drive.

The police seized jerry cans from the car.

A boy aged 16 from the Glen Eira area and a 22-year-old man were each charged with criminal damage by fire, reckless conduct endangering life and burglary.

The man, 19, who was arrested in the car was released pending further investigation.

The motive for the attacks is not known, but police believe they are being coordinated by an organized crime syndicate, which uses coded apps to recruit people, sometimes children.

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