Police expand operation targeting Melbourne arsons and extortion
Night-time patrols as part of Operation Phoenix will be expanded across Melbourne as police try to stem a wave of arson attacks and extortion linked to crime gangs.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Operation Phoenix expansion against Melbourne arsons and gang-linked crime, adding shootings, with no conflicting facts.
1h agoAlso reported by english.news.cn (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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