Footage of the attack on a fast-food outlet in the southern city of Melbourne showed two people in dark hoodies and trousers with a container of what police described as “flammable liquid”.
One of them tried to set the fluid alight at the front of the outlet, just out of the view of a camera.
In an instant, the arsonist is seen again engulfed in flames and then hurriedly removing the burning trousers before running off bare-cheeked with an apparently unharmed accomplice.
New York (AFP) – Josh Allen scored two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills punished a slew of mistakes to defeat the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 and set up a blockbuster NFL playoff clash with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – India captain Rohit Sharma said Wednesday his team’s gritty fightback against Australia with both bat and ball would not hold any significance for the Boxing Day Test.
London (AFP) – Phil Foden admitted Manchester City’s bid to win a fifth successive Premier League title is over after the troubled champions drew 2-2 at Brentford.
