How police foiled underworld assassination plot when officers stumbled on a stolen Mercedes on a Sydney street - weeks after targeted man's crime boss brother was shot dead outside a swanky Japanese restaurant Suspected murder attempt on Ibrahem Hamze foiled during police stop Officers spotted a stolen Mercedes on Walker Street in North Sydney in August By Aidan Wondracz For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:37 BST, 17 September 2021 | Updated: 03:53 BST, 17 September 2021 A suspected murder attempt against Ibrahem Hamze has been foiled following a police traffic stop in North Sydney. Police believe gangland rivals had planned to carry out an attack when a stolen Mercedes was spotted on Walker Street on August 14. The driver allegedly sped off and ran through a red light. The incident comes just weeks after Hamze's older brother Bilal was laid to rest at a funeral after he was gunned down in a hail of bullets while taking a woman on a date in Sydney's CBD in June. A suspected murder attempt against Ibrahem Hamze (left) has been foiled following a police traffic stop in North Sydney Police believe gangland rivals had planned to carry out an attack when a stolen Mercedes was spotted on Walker Street on August 14 Family and about 100 associates, most wearing hoodies and sneakers, watched on as Hamze's green coffin was carried into Lakemba Mosque ahead of midday prayers. Hamze was shot dead as he left trendy Japanese restaurant Kid Kyoto on Bridge Street, near Circular Quay. Ahead of his funeral, which was closely monitored by dozens of uniformed and plain-clothed police inluding the gang-busting Raptor Squad, Hamze's body was washed in private and by relatives only. In a social media post, the family said it was of 'extreme importance' that no mourners attended the body washing, an Islamic funeral tradition, aside from relatives. More to come Family members carry the coffin of slain gangster Bilal Hamze ahead of his funeral prayer service at Lakemba mosque in June Hamze's green coffin was carried into the wash bay area of the mosque ahead of his funeral in June Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility