man charged after molotov cocktail thrown inside busy pub

Aug 21, 2025 UK News views: 95

A man has been charged after a Molotov cocktail was thrown into a busy pub causing children and a musician to flee in terror.

Two men were taken to hospital with burn injuries after The Toby Jug in Armagh,Northern Ireland at 9pm on Monday.

The alleged suspect can be heard shouting ‘trick or treat’ before the sound of broken glass is heard.

Seconds later,a mother holding a child and a man carrying a guitar charge out of the burning bar.

Police say that other customers were also threatened with a knife as they fled.

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