Melbourne tobacco war escalates with fourth firebombing
Melbourne has experienced at least four tobacco store firebombings in just over a week, marking a dangerous escalation in an illicit tobacco turf war. A Richmond tobacco shop was targeted by arsonists at 3:30am, with three people evacuated from apartments above as firefighters battled the blaze for an hour. Arson chemists and detectives are investigating the attack, with offenders fleeing the scene and leaving jerry cans behind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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