The “targeted” arson attack on Kid Cudi’s Porsche convertible was carried out with a Molotov cocktail fashioned from a malt liquor bottle and silky designer handkerchief, a fire investigator testified at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bombshell federal trial Wednesday.
Los Angeles Fire Department inspector Lance Jimenez told Manhattan jurors he spotted the 40 ounce Olde English 800 malt liquor bottle inside the damaged ritzy Porsche after he was called to the scene of the attempted firebombing in 2012.
The bottle reeked of gasoline and had been stuffed with a “silky-like” designer handkerchief, Jimenez testified.
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“In my opinion, this was targeted,” Jimenez told the jury.
The silky fabric of the handkerchief ultimately made the bomb less effective — limiting the damage to the car, he said.
“The fire smoldered out … and didn’t cause the damage that it was intended for,” Jimenez testified.
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