Police manhunt after shots fired into Hobart cocktail bar
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Shots were fired into Hobart bar Pablo's Cocktails and Dreams in the city centre overnight, in what police say was a targeted attack.
Emergency services were called to the bar on Harrington Street about midnight.
No-one was injured in the incident.
Police said the male offender fled on foot behind the premises and headed north.
A firearm and some ammunition were found nearby.
Police said their investigations so far suggested the incident was not random and they were "following a particular line of inquiry".
The bar is less than a block away from one of the major sites for the Dark Mofo winter festival, Night Mass, in Liverpool Street.
Thousands of people attended Saturday night's event, which started at 10:00pm.
Investigators remained at the scene on Sunday morning.
A roadblock on Harrington Street was lifted about 10:00am.
The businesses Facebook page says it is a speakeasy 1920s-inspired bar which was founded last September.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police or CrimeStoppers.
Police are due to hold a media conference at 12:30pm.
Topics: crime, hobart-7000
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