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The Australian
18 hours ago
- Politics
- The Australian
Melbourne: Lovitt Technologies new video emerges from arson attack
A chilling new video has emerged on social media claiming to show footage from the attack on a Melbourne business by radical activists. The same social media page that anonymously posted a video from a person claiming credit for the attack on Monday posted the new footage. 'STOP ARMING 'ISRAEL' OR ELSE,' the caption on the new post reads. 'Footage from the cell that hit imperialist weapons firm Lovitt Technologies in Greensborough on the 5th of July.' The video appears to have been filmed from a body-worn camera and shows a fire being lit under the front wheel of a car. The person in the footage then spray-paints a message on a car before running away. At least two other people also run away. The first-person video shows a car being spray-painted. Picture: Instagram Throughout the new clip the contentious protest chant 'Death, death to the IDF' is played. The previous video, still unverified, shows a person speaking with a digitally altered voice and dressed head-to-toe in black. It was posted by the same account as the new video as a 'Communique from torching of three vehicles at Lovitt technologies'. CCTV of the incident shows five people entering the businesses just before 4am on July 5 and setting fire to three cars. It also shows a fire being lit underneath the front wheel of a car. Picture: Instagram 'This is a clear and serious threat,' the person said in the previous video. 'If you continue making weapons or components of any kind there will be consequences. Consider this a warning.' The person then said their motives were anti-Israel, anti-American and anti-Australian sentiment. A still from a video allegedly produced by a group that claims to be behind the attack on Lovitt Technologies in Greensborough. Picture: Supplied 'After 21 months of an accelerated genocide against the Palestinian people by the illegitimate Zionist entity, eight decades of American warmongering and imperialism, 2½ centuries of the most violent colonial oppression, ethnic cleansing and murder of Aboriginal peoples across so-called Australia, Lovitt Technologies has chosen its place at the intersection of these catastrophes,' the person said. The group claimed they were targeting Lovitt because it supplies components to weapons companies including Lockheed Martin, BAE and Boeing. People flee the scene in the newly released video. Picture: Instagram The company previously received a grant for work on the supply chain for F-35 fighter jets, a version of which is used by Israel. The video threatened the workers at the Melbourne office and said the group had been 'watching' them. 'Every worker in this supply chain is complicit,' the person said. Police confirmed on Monday that they were investigating the previously released video and the incident. 'The matter is now being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes personnel from Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman told NewsWire on Monday. 'Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident. 'This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. 'Police have already released CCTV of five people they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. Each person was dressed in black hooded jumpers, backpacks and gloves.' Read related topics: Israel Brendan Kearns Cadet Journalist Brendan Kearns is a cadet journalist with News Corp Australia. He has written for The Australian, the Herald Sun, the Geelong Advertiser, CHOICE, Cosmos, and The Citizen. He won Democracy's Watchdogs' Student Award for Investigative Journalism 2024 and hosted the third season of award-winning podcast Uncurated. He studied as Master of Journalism at The University of Melbourne, before that he worked as a video producer and disability worker. @brendandkearns Brendan Kearns
Perth Now
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Shock new footage from arson attack
A chilling new video has emerged on social media claiming to show footage from the attack on a Melbourne business by radical activists. The same social media page that anonymously posted a video from a person claiming credit for the attack on Monday posted the new footage. 'STOP ARMING 'ISRAEL' OR ELSE,' the caption on the new post reads. 'Footage from the cell that hit imperialist weapons firm Lovitt Technologies in Greensborough on the 5th of July.' The video appears to have been filmed from a body-worn camera and shows a fire being lit under the front wheel of a car. The person in the footage then spray-paints a message on a car before running away. At least two other people also run away. Throughout the new clip the contentious protest chant 'Death, death to the IDF' is played. The previous video, still unverified, shows a person speaking with a digitally altered voice and dressed head-to-toe in black. It was posted by the same account as the new video as a 'Communique from torching of three vehicles at Lovitt technologies'. CCTV of the incident shows five people entering the businesses just before 4am on July 5 and setting fire to three cars. 'This is a clear and serious threat,' the person said in the previous video. 'If you continue making weapons or components of any kind there will be consequences. Consider this a warning.' The person then said their motives were anti-Israel, anti-American and anti-Australian sentiment. A still from a video allegedly produced by a group that claims to be behind the attack on Lovitt Technologies in Greensborough. Supplied Credit: Supplied 'After 21 months of an accelerated genocide against the Palestinian people by the illegitimate Zionist entity, eight decades of American warmongering and imperialism, 2½ centuries of the most violent colonial oppression, ethnic cleansing and murder of Aboriginal peoples across so-called Australia, Lovitt Technologies has chosen its place at the intersection of these catastrophes,' the person said. The group claimed they were targeting Lovitt because it supplies components to weapons companies including Lockheed Martin, BAE and Boeing. The company previously received a grant for work on the supply chain for F-35 fighter jets, a version of which is used by Israel. The video threatened the workers at the Melbourne office and said the group had been 'watching' them. 'Every worker in this supply chain is complicit,' the person said. Police confirmed on Monday that they were investigating the previously released video and the incident. 'The matter is now being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes personnel from Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman told NewsWire on Monday. 'Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident. 'This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. 'Police have already released CCTV of five people they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. Each person was dressed in black hooded jumpers, backpacks and gloves.'
ABC News
a day ago
- ABC News
Police investigate video claiming responsibility for arson attack on Melbourne business
Police are investigating a video purporting to be from a group responsible for an arson attack on a Melbourne business earlier this month. In the early hours of July 5, arsonists targeted Lovitt Technologies Australia, a manufacturer, setting three vehicles alight and graffitiing a building. The video, posted online by the Australian Jewish Association (AJA), shows a person dressed head-to-toe in black standing in front of the Palestinian flag. An altered voice plays over the video, with the speaker further threatening Lovitt Technologies and telling it to "stop arming Israel or else". The speaker claims Lovitt Technologies was targeted for supplying parts to make F-35 fighter jets. In 2023, the company secured a grant to help it continue working on the global F-35 program. Israel uses a version of the F-35 fighter jet. Lovitt Technologies declined to comment. The origin of the video is unclear and it has not been verified by the ABC. In one section of the video, the speaker says "every worker in the supply chain is complicit". The video concludes with the speaker giving instructions on how to perpetrate an arson attack on a vehicle. In the video, the speaker also mentions genocide in Australia due to colonisation and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags are displayed in the foreground of the video. The voiceover says: "Death to Israel. Death to Australia. Death to America". Victoria Police said the July 5 attack on Lovitt Technologies was being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which also includes the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). The JCTT is also investigating the arson at the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne in December last year. "Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident," Victoria Police said. "This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation." The attack at Lovitt Technologies occurred shortly after an incident where the door to a synagogue in East Melbourne was set alight and protesters swarmed Israeli-owned restaurant Miznon in the city's CBD. Sydney man Angelo Loras, 34, has been charged over the synagogue fire, and three protesters were charged over an altercation during the restaurant protest. Police have said that no links had been established between any of the incidents, which reignited discussion about antisemitism in Australia. Acting Premier Jaclyn Symes defended the Victorian government's response to the events on Monday and said she was aware of the circulating video but had not watched it. "Apart from the fact it is hurtful, it is unacceptable, and I expect the appropriate authorities will deal with it as they see fit, she said.
The Age
2 days ago
- The Age
Anonymous ‘group' claims responsibility for attack on Israel-linked military parts maker
The individual goes on to threaten violence against Lovitt Technologies employees: 'Every worker in this supply chain is complicit … We will decide your fate as you have decided the fate of millions. 'For the past few months, we have been closely watching you. We have your addresses. All the information we have about you will be distributed to our underground networks.' The video began circulating widely online on Monday after it was uploaded to an anonymous Instagram account, but it was first reported by The Guardian late last week. A Victoria Police spokesperson said on Monday that the investigation into the vandal attack had been escalated to its counterterrorism unit. 'The matter is now being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes personnel from Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. 'Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident. This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation,' the spokesperson said. Loading Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said failing to confront the threat of extremist behaviour would harm Australia. 'Seeing a group resembling an al-Qaeda terror cell openly pledging to carry out criminal acts is chilling and disturbing. It doesn't matter that they think they're doing something just and righteous – Islamist terrorists and neo-Nazis think that too. 'What matters is that we remain a country of laws and not allow bands of zealots to decide what is a legitimate target for violence and criminal acts. ' Dvir Abramovich, chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission described the video as a 'manifesto of violence'. 'The people targeted in this video are ordinary Australians. Parents who pack school lunches. Children who kiss them goodnight. 'They were not just threatened, they were told they were being watched. We now face a chilling question: what happens when a campaign of hate leaves the internet and enters your driveway? What happens when slogans turn to gasoline? This is not an isolated episode.' The vandal attack occurred the same night that Sydney man Angelo Loras allegedly attempted to firebomb an East Melbourne synagogue with children and families inside, and 20 people stormed Israeli restaurant Miznon in Melbourne's CBD. Police have not found a formal link between the three incidents or determined if the firebombing was an act of terror. A Lovitt Technologies spokesperson declined to comment, citing the police investigation. Loading The video footage emerged as Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin called on the state's new police chief, Mike Bush, to explain what he planned to do to stop expressions of anti-Jewish hatred at public demonstrations. Bush has officially been in the job for two weeks and attended the first meeting of Premier Jacinta Allan's new anti-hate taskforce. Battin expressed frustration that during last Sunday's regular pro-Palestine rally in central Melbourne, protesters chanted 'Death to the IDF' and displayed swastikas without intervention by police who were monitoring the march. 'Mike Bush, obviously, he is fairly new in the job and we will give him the benefit of the doubt, but he needs to be coming out and explaining what he is doing when it comes to the protests here in this state,' Battin said. 'Is he acting on policy from the Victorian government or is he going to go out and start acting to ensure that we can take back the streets and not have this hate speech on Victorian streets? Battin restated his support for the re-introduction of move-on laws for police and backed a recommendation by Australia's Special Envoy for Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, to withdraw government funding from public universities, broadcasters and other organisations which tolerated antisemitism.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Anonymous ‘group' claims responsibility for attack on Israel-linked military parts maker
The individual goes on to threaten violence against Lovitt Technologies employees: 'Every worker in this supply chain is complicit … We will decide your fate as you have decided the fate of millions. 'For the past few months, we have been closely watching you. We have your addresses. All the information we have about you will be distributed to our underground networks.' The video began circulating widely online on Monday after it was uploaded to an anonymous Instagram account, but it was first reported by The Guardian late last week. A Victoria Police spokesperson said on Monday that the investigation into the vandal attack had been escalated to its counterterrorism unit. 'The matter is now being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes personnel from Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. 'Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident. This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation,' the spokesperson said. Loading Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said failing to confront the threat of extremist behaviour would harm Australia. 'Seeing a group resembling an al-Qaeda terror cell openly pledging to carry out criminal acts is chilling and disturbing. It doesn't matter that they think they're doing something just and righteous – Islamist terrorists and neo-Nazis think that too. 'What matters is that we remain a country of laws and not allow bands of zealots to decide what is a legitimate target for violence and criminal acts. ' Dvir Abramovich, chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission described the video as a 'manifesto of violence'. 'The people targeted in this video are ordinary Australians. Parents who pack school lunches. Children who kiss them goodnight. 'They were not just threatened, they were told they were being watched. We now face a chilling question: what happens when a campaign of hate leaves the internet and enters your driveway? What happens when slogans turn to gasoline? This is not an isolated episode.' The vandal attack occurred the same night that Sydney man Angelo Loras allegedly attempted to firebomb an East Melbourne synagogue with children and families inside, and 20 people stormed Israeli restaurant Miznon in Melbourne's CBD. Police have not found a formal link between the three incidents or determined if the firebombing was an act of terror. A Lovitt Technologies spokesperson declined to comment, citing the police investigation. Loading The video footage emerged as Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin called on the state's new police chief, Mike Bush, to explain what he planned to do to stop expressions of anti-Jewish hatred at public demonstrations. Bush has officially been in the job for two weeks and attended the first meeting of Premier Jacinta Allan's new anti-hate taskforce. Battin expressed frustration that during last Sunday's regular pro-Palestine rally in central Melbourne, protesters chanted 'Death to the IDF' and displayed swastikas without intervention by police who were monitoring the march. 'Mike Bush, obviously, he is fairly new in the job and we will give him the benefit of the doubt, but he needs to be coming out and explaining what he is doing when it comes to the protests here in this state,' Battin said. 'Is he acting on policy from the Victorian government or is he going to go out and start acting to ensure that we can take back the streets and not have this hate speech on Victorian streets? Battin restated his support for the re-introduction of move-on laws for police and backed a recommendation by Australia's Special Envoy for Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, to withdraw government funding from public universities, broadcasters and other organisations which tolerated antisemitism.
