Albanian officials on Wednesday razed a beach front restaurant whose owner was captured on camera attacking a car rented by Spanish tourists, as the country scrambles to clean up its reputation as a burgeoning holiday destination.

The incident, filmed by the victims' tour guide from inside their vehicle, took place at the weekend in Porto-Palermo on the Ionian coast in southern Albania, a popular tourist spot. 

The viral video shows the restaurateur punching through the windshield of the vehicle and clings to the hood for several minutes as the tourists drive away. The owner, 51-year-old Mihal Kokedhima, was arrested and faces charges of "verbally assaulting a group of Spanish tourists for futile reasons," police said.