Australian police storm Hells Angels' hideouts

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AFP - More than 700 Australian police swooped on the Hells Angels biker gang Thursday in a series of heavily-armed raids in Melbourne and its surrounds, seizing guns, ammunition, drugs and cash.

In a coordinated operation, police stormed some 60 clubhouses and properties simultaneously to clamp down on an escalating war between rival motorcycle outfits that has sparked a spate of shootings with high-powered weapons.

The crackdown came after new anti-fortification laws came into effect on Sunday, which allow police to tear down barriers, cameras and booby traps at club facilities.

"If they're affiliated with the Hells Angels, they've been targeted," Acting Deputy Commissioner Steve Fontana told reporters.

http://www.france24.com/en/20131010-australian-police-storm-hells-angels-hideouts

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1. Headline editorializes by using the word "hideouts."

No one in particular was targeted or sought for a specific crime. The clubhouses are well known and its members monitored. These are the very first places police are going to look if they are seeking a member wanted for a crime. Not exactly a wise choice to harbor a criminal.