Police have announced a $1 million reward to try to solve a fatal car bombing that kicked off a gangland war almost 30 years ago.
Businessman Gianni “John” Furlan, 48, died instantly when his sedan exploded on a Coburg street in Melbourne’s north on August 3, 1998. He was alone in the vehicle and was driving his usual route from his home in Sydney Road to his car wrecking business on Sages Road. Police said commercial explosives had been attached to the car while Furlan was visiting a friend in Hobart days before the explosion.
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Source: The New Daily
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