Bizarre moment Aussie tourist is arrested in Vietnam wearing only his underwear after 'erupting in a violent rage and smashing up an entire cafe'

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 12:56, 31 May 2026 | Updated: 13:26, 31 May 2026 An Australian man was arrested after allegedly causing more than $26,000 worth of damage to a cafe in Vietnam. Disturbing footage shows a man, identified as an Australian tourist, destroying a cafe in Da Nang, a coastal city in central Vietnam, from about 12.10am on Saturday. It's alleged the Australian sat at a table in Ge cafe, on Le Hong Phong St, and then began talking with a man at the next seat over, but he suddenly took his phone. The Aussie tourist refused to give the Vietnamese man his phone back, so staff at the cafe called the police.  Footage shows the Australian suddenly became enraged, stood up and yelled to the other patrons, 'You have 10 seconds to leave,' before he then appears to tear apart the eatery. He took off his shirt before allegedly grabbing a chair to sweep items off the coffee counter, knocking ceramics, jars and even the expensive coffee machine to the floor. The tourist also threw furniture at the store's windows and destroyed valuable customer belongings - including a Macbook laptop which he pulled out of a bag, snapped in half, and then flung out the broken window.  During the attack he allegedly yelled 'I know what you're doing', 'anyone in this hotel, leave' and 'I'm danger'. An Australian man has been arrested after destroying a cafe in Da Nang, Vietnam The man allegedly used chair to smash through the cafe windows The Australian (pictured during his arrest) was filmed stripping off, damaging the cafe and holding a customer in a headlock He later spotted a group of frightened diners hiding on the second flood and kicked down a door to reach them. Footage showed the Australian appearing to put one of them in a chokehold for about two minutes. The cafe owner told local outlet VN Express that the attack lasted about 30 minutes. Police arrived as another customer was fighting the Australian to free the man in the chokehold.  The Australian was restrained in handcuffs and marched onto the street in his underwear, in front of dozens of onlookers. Authorities alleged he caused ₫500,000,000 (about AUD$26,431) worth of damage to the cafe. Several customers' phones, as well as the laptop, were also damaged. 'Seeing the visitor causing a disturbance, many customers ran outside without time to take their belongings, which were destroyed,' an official said.  Authorities alleged the Australian caused more than $26,000 worth of damages (pictured is the remains of the coffee counter) Vietnamese police arrested a man after a brief standoff at the cafe Staff were seen inside the cafe cleaning from midday on Saturday. It was expected to remain shut for several days. The Australian man remains in temporary custody pending charges. Daily Mail has contacted the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment.  Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.