TERRIFIED residents living next door to a restaurant targeted in two near-deadly attacks say their lives have been made hell.

       Upmarket sushi house Monak has been set on fire and attacked by gangs with machetes in Beatles-famed Abbey Road, North London.

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       Forensic officers work inside the restaurant after a firebombing Credit: UkNewsinPictures 2

       Locals now want the restaurant to lose its licence Credit: UkNewsinPictures

       Six armed men, said to be wearing balaclavas, fled the scene after reportedly threatening staff with large knives

       They then launched Molotov cocktails into the building.

       Previously shots were said to have been fired at the posh haunt last May, no one was reportedly injured.

       Now almost 200 families and businesses have backed a petition calling for the restaurant that has been 'plagued' by crime and disorder to lose its licence.

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       Monak announced online it is temporarily closed for “internal works”.

       An email chain shows Cllr Caroline Sargent, the Conservative member for Abbey Road Ward, calling for Monak to be reviewed, reports London Live.

       Cllr Sargent said: “We are supporting residents and businesses nearby who, for the past several years, have been plagued by at best nuisance, and at worst crime and disorder associated with the premises.”

       Police applied to Westminster City Council to review its licence,

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       Referring to the 2022 shooting, the Met wrote in its application that the motive remained unknown, but it was believed a group of customers who had arrived at the restaurant without booking a table were connected.

       According to the police application, the gang had “Molotov cocktails” and firebombed the venue before running off.

       Police claimed in their submission that one person was taken to hospital with “shrapnel injuries”.

       London Fire Brigade said there were no reported injuries but half of the ground floor of the restaurant was damaged.

       Anyone wishing to make a representation about the review can contact the licensing team at Westminster City Council before July 11.

       The Sun approached Monak for comment.