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Australia: Police investigating 2 shooting and fire incidents in Sydney's western suburbs

IANS | October 16, 2025 02:33 PM

SYDNEY: Sydney police are investigating two shooting and fire incidents that occurred in the city's western suburbs in the early hours of Thursday.

Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a fire in Cabramatta, 26 km west of central Sydney, at around 12:45 a.m. local time on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

On arrival at the scene, officers found a house and vehicle both alight.

Both fires were extinguished, but the house and car sustained significant damage.

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