Greenacre
Footage shows passenger shooting fireworks, others wave Palestinian flags in Sydney’s south-west
NSW Police said the incident was not reported at the time, but urged witnesses to contact local police or Crime Stoppers.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Footage shows ute with fireworks flaring as passengers wave Palestinian flag
A ute in Greenacre is seen driving slowly with one person, holding what appears to be a long cylinder device, shooting out fireworks into the sky. (Footage: Australian Jewish Association)
Lawyer shot outside Sydney home in ‘brazen and targeted attack’
Criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas stumbled back to the house in south-west Sydney with wounds to his torso and leg after being shot as he climbed into his car.
- by Sarah Keoghan, Perry Duffin and Angus Dalton
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Crime
‘Targeted attack’: Two men, woman shot in their cars in Sydney
Police did not know if the victims were known to each other, nor what sort of guns were used in the shooting.
- by Catherine Naylor
Second man charged over ‘meticulous assassination’ of Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad
Detectives will allege that Jason Laria was involved in planning the fatal shooting of the underworld figure as he left a Ramadan celebration in April.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Appeal for dashcam after shots fired at homes in Sydney’s south-west
A number of Greenacre residents have escaped injury after shots were fired at three properties on Tuesday night.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Man charged with planning Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad’s murder
Police believe a 49-year-old man who was already in custody on drug and crime group charges was involved in the planning of Ahmad’s murder.
- by Amelia McGuire
Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad ignored police warning about $1m price on his head
Police told Ahmad and his brother as recently as last week there was a price on their heads and they should lie low. But Brownie was gunned down in Greenacre on Wednesday.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Jenny Noyes
Underworld figure Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad shot dead in Sydney’s south-west
Police responded about 9.30pm on Wednesday to reports a man had been shot at Narelle Crescent in Greenacre.
- by Sarah Keoghan and Ben Grubb
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Coronavirus pandemic
NSW records 681 local cases, one death, with regional lockdown extended
The Premier Gladys Berejiklian, however, said there was “light at the end of the tunnel” with a record number of vaccinations administered within the 24-hour period.
- by Mary Ward and Sarah McPhee
NSW reports a record 633 new local COVID-19 cases, three deaths
NSW has reported 633 new local cases, the highest number ever recorded in the state within a 24-hour period.
- by Mary Ward and Sarah McPhee
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