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Brazen moment masked attackers shoot at Sydney home with seven children inside and set car alight before posing with bizarre note

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Nickel, A. (2026, October 25). Brazen moment masked attackers shoot at Sydney home with seven children inside and set car alight before posing with bizarre note. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16236937/moorebank-Sydney-shooting-fire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-25 · by Ashley Nickel

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A manhunt is currently underway in Sydney’s south-west after gunmen opened fire at a home where seven children were sleeping and set a car alight early Sunday morning. The attack occurred around 2:30 am on Shoreline Road in Moorebank, NSW. No one was injured, but the 32-year-old woman and her seven children, aged between three and ten years old, were inside when shots were fired into the home as the vehicle burned outside. The masked attackers left behind a threatening note after setting fire to a Mercedes SUV parked in the driveway before fleeing the scene in a white car. Police have recovered a bizarre threat message directed at someone named Carol, implying further violence if certain conditions are not met and referencing Pauline Hanson, an Australian political figure. NSW Police are investigating the motive behind this brazen attack and expect to provide updates during a media briefing on Sunday.

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Ashley Nickel
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Topics

Lebanon Mercedes Moorebank Sydney the Sydney Morning Herald

Subjects

Sydney GPE · 2× Bankstown GPE · 1× Carol PERSON · 1× Crime Stoppers ORG · 1× Lebanon GPE · 1× Mercedes ORG · 1× Moorebank GPE · 1× Pauline Hanson PERSON · 1× the Sydney Morning Herald ORG · 1×

Narrative

Several shots were fired at a home in southwest Sydney after a car was set alight on Sunday morning The attackers posed with a threatening note (above) before setting the car on fire The masked men fled the scene (above) before officers arrived '
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🔮 'I will keep going 'til you're out of this country (and) back to Lebanon.

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

A manhunt is underway for a group of masked attackers after they opened fire on a home and set a nearby car alight while seven children slept inside. asserted
children → open → car
A 32-year-old woman and seven children, aged between three and ten, were sleeping inside the home on Shoreline Road in Moorebank, south-west Sydney, when it was attacked about 2.30am on Sunday. asserted
it → age → Sunday
Disturbing footage posted online showed several masked men setting an SUV parked in the driveway on fire before peppering the garage with bullets. asserted
men → post → bullets
No one was injured in the incident. asserted
one → injure → incident
However, the arsonists posed with a threatening note that implied further violence. asserted
that → pose → violence
'You want to be a man Carol? asserted
You → want → ?
Welcome to a man's world!' it read. asserted
it → read → world
Another threat, understood to be from the gunmen, was sent after the attack, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. asserted
Herald → understand → attack
'I will keep going 'til you're out of this country (and) back to Lebanon. asserted
you → keep → Lebanon
Call me Pauline Hanson,' it said. asserted
it → call → me
Several shots were fired at a home in southwest Sydney after a car was set alight on Sunday morning The attackers posed with a threatening note (above) before setting the car on fire The masked men fled the scene (above) before officers arrived ' asserted
officers → fire → scene
PS check underneath your car hehehe, might find a tracker lol. uncertain
PS → check → tracker
My souljas (sic) blew it to flames.' asserted
souljas → blow → flames
It's understood a woman who owns a luxury car rental company is linked to the property. asserted
who → understand → property
The group were seen fleeing in a white car before police arrived at the scene. asserted
police → see → scene
A car was doused in petrol and set alight. asserted
car → douse → petrol
Police believe the attack was a case of mistaken identity. asserted
attack → believe → identity
It's understood a white Mercedes was used in both incidents. asserted
Mercedes → understand → incidents
The car was found burnt out in Bankstown a short time after the fire on Sunday. asserted
car → find → Sunday
Police will investigate if the fires are linked. asserted
fires → investigate → ?
Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers. asserted
Anyone → urge → Stoppers
Reports can be made anonymously. asserted
Reports → make → ?
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