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Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in Vietnam #asiapacificreport #rnzpacific #Vietnam #Samoa #shooting #coconutcartel
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📢 Fiji police have confirmed two Samoan nationals, who confessed to shooting a Sydney gang leader in Vietnam and are facing a potential death penalty.
Two arrested in Vietnam over shooting death of Sydney gangster Lorenzo Lemalu
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/694809/
Two men have been arrested by Vietnamese authorities after the shooting of a senior ...
Two arrested in Vietnam over shooting death of Sydney gangster Lorenzo Lemalu
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/694809/
Two men have been arrested by Vietnamese authorities after the shooting of a senior Sydney underworld figure last…
Samoan men could face death penalty for killing of gang leader in Vietnam
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/450454/
Fiji police have confirmed two Samoan nationals, who confessed to shooting a Sydney gang...
Samoan men could face death penalty for killing of gang leader in Vietnam
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/450454/
Fiji police have confirmed two Samoan nationals, who confessed to shooting a Sydney gang leader in Vietnam and…
Samoan suspect confesses to hired hit in Vietnam on Sydney gangster
Samoan suspect confesses to hired hit in Vietnam on Sydney gangster
One of the two Samoan men arrested by Vietnamese police over the killing of an Australian with reported links to Sydney's criminal underworld outside a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City has admitted that he was hired to carry out a hit on a rival.
Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, was gunned down outside the restaurant last Thursday, in a rare gangland murder involving foreigners using Vietnam as a base for their crime.
Shocking images of the shooting caught on CCTV show flashes from a gun wielded by a hooded...
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Two men have been arrested by Vietnamese authorities over the shooting death of Lorenzo Lemalu.
bluesky
Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, was shot dead outside a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.
scmp
One of the two arrested men admitted he was hired to carry out a hit on Lorenzo Lemalu.
scmp
Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“Two men have been arrested by Vietnamese authorities after the shooting of a senior Sydney underworld figure last…”
→ Two men have been arrested by Vietnamese authorities over the shooting death of Lorenzo Lemalu.
scmp
“One of the two Samoan men arrested by Vietnamese police over the killing of an Australian with reported links to Sydney's criminal underworld outside a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City has admitted that he was hired to carry out a hit on a rival.”
→ One of the two arrested men admitted he was hired to carry out a hit on Lorenzo Lemalu.
scmp
“Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, was gunned down outside the restaurant last Thursday, in a rare gangland murder involving foreigners using Vietnam as a base for their crime.”
→ Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, was shot dead outside a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.
scmp
“Shocking images of the shooting caught on CCTV show flashes from a gun wielded by a hooded...”
→ CCTV footage captured the shooting.
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