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Two arrested in Vietnam over Sydney gang boss shooting
Key takeaways
- Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, died after being shot dead on a busy street in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday night local time.
- Lorenzo Lemalu, who was shot dead in Vietnam last week.
- Security video of the incident shows two men dressed in black open fire on Mr Lemalu and an associate as bystanders ran for cover.
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Link copied Share Share article Two men have been arrested by Vietnamese authorities after the shooting of a senior Sydney underworld figure last week.
Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, died after being shot dead on a busy street in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday night local time.
Mr Lemalu was suspected by NSW Police to be behind the "Coconut Cartel", a name the group has given itself and comes from a historic slur against Pasifika people, which has waged a war with rival crime gangs in Sydney over recent months.
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