Three men allegedly linked to bikie gang arrested after Melbourne tobacco shop torched twice in two days

Police allege the men are connected to fires at the Altona business, as well as an arson attack at a Croydon tobacco shop

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Three men allegedly linked to a bikie gang have been arrested after a twice-targeted tobacco shop was destroyed by fire and another was set alight on Christmas Day.

The first blaze broke out at the shopfront on Pier Street in Altona just before 4am on Thursday.

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