Owner survives violent knife attack caught on camera at SF restaurant

The Brief

  • A San Francisco restaurant owner survives a violent knife attack after he asked a woman to leave.
  • Despite minor injuries, he returned to work the same day and says he’s staying committed to the business he built from scratch.

SAN FRANCISCO The owner of a small Middle Eastern restaurant in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood says he’s lucky to be alive after a woman stabbed him inside his kitchen during a violent confrontation over the weekend.

What we know:

The attack happened Saturday around 7:30 p.m. at Shawarma Azmi on 6th Street. Azmi Murait, the restaurant’s owner and only employee working at the time, says the violence began when he asked a woman and her friends to leave after witnessing suspected drug activity inside.

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