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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daisy Dumas

News Corp team confronted after alleged attempt to provoke staff at Sydney Middle Eastern restaurant

Screenshot from CCTV footage from the inside of Cairo Takeaway in Newtown at about midday on 11 February, showing a customer who entered the restaurant and allegedly intimidated a staff member.
Screenshot of CCTV footage from inside Cairo Takeaway in Newtown on Tuesday, showing a customer who allegedly intimidated a staff member. Photograph: supplied

Police were called to a popular Middle Eastern restaurant in Sydney’s inner west earlier this week after a confrontation involving the venue’s staff, a team from News Corp Australia and a man wearing a Star of David cap.

NSW police said they opened an investigation after a staff member at Cairo Takeaway in Newtown alleged she had felt intimidated by a customer who entered the restaurant at about midday on Tuesday. The police said their investigation concluded on Wednesday, with no criminal offences identified.

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