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Dozens of individuals surround the car carrying Abraham Teferi and red lettering that reads "Independent Cab Co." They manage to extract Teferi, dent the sides of his taxi and smash its windshield. Someone can be heard pleading, "Give me a lighter!" Chants of "Light it up!" follow. The driver's seat is set ablaze even as police sirens blare in the background. Onlookers capture the action on their iPhones.

One seven-minute stretch of video - obtained by the Los Angeles Police Department, posted on YouTube and described above - asks for help in identifying the perpetrators and provides a phone number to L.A. Fire Department Arson-Counter Terrorism Investigators.

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