Melbourne’s notorious group of pranksters, who caused outrage over a drive-by-shooting video, has admitted the whole thing was staged.

The Jalals decided to ‘come clean’ after their home was raided by counter-terrorism police.

The raid followed their latest viral video, which showed a young girl cowering in fear during a staged drive-by-shooting.

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Other videos included pretending to drop backpack bombs, firing guns and kidnapping people.

Their pranks have divided Australia, but the boys behind them said they have a confession.

Speaking with 7 News, Max and Arman Jalal said their latest video was all staged.

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“Our latest drive-by-shooting video was staged and they were all actors,” Max Jalal told 7 News.

“We didn’t actually prank anyone for that video”.

They insisted everyone in the footage was either a friend or relative.

“We obviously didn’t think this one through and think about the negativity it can cause.”

They claimed the little girl caught up in the controversy was actually their cousin, nine-year-old Mary Jalal, and the dad was actually Max Jalal pretending on the payphone.

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