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Surveillance video captured a group of young individuals wearing balaclavas leaning out of a car’s sunroof as it cruised along Bay Street in Port Melbourne. This unsettling scene unfolded prior to an attack that occurred yesterday afternoon.
The group appeared to be on the hunt for specific targets. The vehicle eventually came to a halt, and several occupants, one seemingly brandishing a large knife, exited the car and took off on foot.
Authorities received reports of an assault on Lalor Street, just a short distance away, at approximately 3:15 p.m., prompting a police response.
The incident reportedly involved six hooded individuals pursuing two young victims down the street.
Eyewitnesses recounted to 9News that the group violently assaulted the pair using a pole and a machete, adding to the alarming nature of the attack.
A tradie who attempted to intervene by throwing a sledgehammer at the fray said one of the thugs took it and used it as a weapon.
Families say they were cowering inside their homes in fear as the violent scenes took place on their doorstep.
“It looks like a scene from Syria,” he said of the footage.
Witnesses said the group fled the area in a white Haval SUV, which was later spotted at Junction Oval in St Kilda.
The group, including the targets of the attack, left the scene before police arrived.
“No victims have come forward to report the incident to police,” a spokesperson for Victoria Police said.
“There were no reports of weapons involved.”
The car has not been found, police added.
No arrests have been made.
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