Melbourne tobacco shop firebombed after extortion threats
A tobacco shop in Mentone, Melbourne, was rammed and firebombed just after 4am, with security footage capturing hooded criminals using jerrycans to set the store ablaze. The owner had received standover notes two nights in a row approximately two weeks earlier, demanding he contact a group called 'The Commission' via WhatsApp.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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