The Irish owners of the cereal cafe which was attacked by anti-gentrification protesters on Saturday in London has told them: "I am not afraid."
Alan Keery, who was in the Cereal Killer Cafe on Saturday night when the demonstrators struck, said he had to barricade the door to stop them coming in.
Russia Today's footage of the hostile protest
The group had gathered to protest about the changing nature of east London, which, they claim, forces out poorer sections of society at the expense of the better off.
Masked protesters carried touches and attacked the cafe, riot police were called to the scene.
Mr Keery told Sky News: "It was just crazy. Two hundred people turned up with torches, throwing paint and stuff at the window.
"We had customers inside at the time. We had to barricade the doors with furniture because there were people trying to batter down the doors.
"There were kids in there at the time and everyone was pretty terrified."
He said he believed his cafe had been targeted as his premises had been tagged as the "poster boy" for gentrification in the area because of recent publicity.
The cafe charges between £2.50 and £5 for a bowl of cereal, but his store is one of many in the area that have been accused of selling their goods at inflated prices.
