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An explosive believed to be a firebomb has been thrown into a car - allegedly while the driver was still sitting inside.

It is also believed that the victim alleged the suspect shouted 'There you go, Muslim', before throwing the device into the vehicle.

The car has been almost completely destroyed by the suspected bomb after it set on fire .

It has been reported that the incident took place in North Philadelphia this morning at approximately 5am.

The video was recorded by a witness, going under the username @FeministaJones, who said: "Heard a huge explosion. Didn't know what it was. Then heard a man yelling saying his skin was burning.

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"Heard him say he was in his car and someone drove by and threw something in it while he was in it.

"Then kept hearing loud pops so I went to the door. Neighbours were helping the man because his skin was burning. He lost some of it.

"Went to the corner and saw the whole car on fire. After firetrucks come, he talks to them and then talks to us.

"He describes a car pulling up and someone inside saying 'There you go, Muslim' before throwing something into his car.

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"Most of us know him too because he is always on the block working on his car and other things. This is wild.

"So I don't know if what was said was true or not but he said that's what he told the firemen. His face, arm, hands, legs all burned."

It is believed the man has been rushed to hospital after the incident. Police have yet to comment.</s>Bundaberg detectives are investigating an incident at Gin Gin that left a man with serious injuries.

A 65-YEAR-OLD Gin Gin man is in a serious condition in hospital after an altercation on Sunday.

Bundaberg Criminal Investigation Branch detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident which left the man with serious injuries.

It's understood the injured man was in a fight with another man at a Gin Gin property.

The man first presented to Bundaberg Hospital on Sunday evening but was discharged.

Feeling unwell, the man re-presented at hospital on Wednesday night after his condition deteriorated.

Police are continuing their investigations and anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.</s>KUCHING: A man had the shock of his life when he saw a crocodile hooked to his fishing line after eating the bait he put up at Tasik Medan in Betong Division on Monday evening.

Upon seeing the incident which took place at around 6.40pm, he immediately alerted the police because he was concerned for the safety of other members of the public who frequented the place for recreation.

Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Azamshah Appearal told reporters that they received a distress call from Betong police that a man had caught a crocodile in the lake.

“He thought it was a fish but when he pulled the rod, he saw a crocodile eating the bait,” he said. The APM deployed three personnel to the scene and caught the five-foot-long reptile with a net and brought it back to their headquarters for further action.

It is understood that the crocodile could have made its way to the lake during the tide.</s>Known for his high energy performances and his love of Shakespeare, actor-director Michael Hurst brings the two together in his work, No Holds Bard, at Artworks Theatre this week.

 Created by Michael and writing team Natalie Medlock and Dan Musgrove, No Holds Bard is a one-man show in which an ageing actor is driven to the brink by his wife’s infidelity, and a lack of acting opportunities. The tragicomic figure confronts his demons in what he hopes will be a final dark night of the soul.

 The problem is, his demons are as crazy as he is.

 The deranged and self-destructive character at the centre of the devised work is visited by four of the Elizabethan playwright’s most tragic characters – a foul-mouthed Macbeth, a confused Hamlet, a know-it-all Othello, and a really hungry King Lear.

 Tragic figures they may be but Michael set himself a brief to work to.

 “The work had to be Shakespeare-based, my thespian character wears tights and it had to be funny and crazy,” he says.

 Since launching the play four years ago, Michael has tweaked it in response to audience reaction and the polished one-man show (with mental visitations) is coming to the island.

 But wait, there’s more. Michael will talk with the audience for half an hour after the show.

 No Holds Bard starring Michael Hurst plays at Artworks Theatre on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September at 7.30pm.

 Tickets are available from www.artworkstheatre.org.nz. General admission is $30 online or $35 at the door. Seniors / students are $20 online or $25 at the door
• Mark Peters</s>PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a man who was robbed at gunpoint after withdrawing money from a drive-up ATM in Philadelphia later struck the alleged perpetrator with his car.

Philly.com (http://bit.ly/2d4fSl0 ) reports that police say the suspect approached the vehicle with a gun Monday, grabbed the cash and took off.

Police say the driver sped off. He later realized his card was still in the machine, so he returned to look for it.

Investigators say that's when the robber popped up again with a knife. Police say the driver hit the thief with his car, tossing him onto the street. They say the driver went through the man's pockets, found his money and drove home.

The man who was struck was hospitalized and faces robbery charges. Police Lt. Dennis Rosenbaum says he doesn't expect charges against the driver.</s>A MAN in his early sixties has been bitten by a crocodile in Bloomsbury.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said the incident had occurred at a wildlife farm in the area, with the call coming in at around 12.04pm.

The man has a severe injury to his lower left arm, and a deep laceration and puncture wounds around his thigh region.

The man will be transported to a nearby airfield for transfer to hospital.
A man in Philadelphia firebombs a man's car, referring to the injured burned man as being Muslim.