Jalal pranksters post new 'terror prank' video after court relaxes bail conditions

A group of self-described pranksters who created a media and legal storm with their videos showing staged "terror attacks" are back to their old tricks after a court revised their bail conditions.

Melbourne pranksters the "Jalal Brothers" were roundly criticised and then charged by police after they staged a pretend drive-by shooting.

Other videos produced by the 20, 18 and 16-year-olds appeared to show them playing the part of Islamic terrorists, frightening the public with fake bombs and kidnapping attempts.

Max and Arman Jalal, and a 16-year-old who cannot be identified, were raided by counter-terrorism police and charged with public nuisance last month after a national outcry over their drive-by stunt.

Their bail conditions prevented them recording or posting new footage, until Friday when their restrictions were relaxed.

"we are proud to announce that we can start making our videos again, and it's all thanks to our amazing legal team. couldn't have done it without them (sic),” they wrote on their Facebook page on Friday.

The trio can now post new videos but only if they do not involve witnesses to their alleged offences.

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They wasted no time in taking advantage of their new conditions.

Over the weekend they returned to Facebook, posting a compilation of their "pranks", which showed the pair dressed in typical Middle Eastern attire while throwing packages through car windows, into peoples houses or pretending to carry out suicide bombings.

But their celebrity looks like it could be on the wane following the media storm that followed a video which showed them pointing a fake AK-47 assault rifle at members of the public.

In the days that followed the mass public outrage, the Jalals admitted to 7 News that their popular pranks were completely staged.

“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 said they did not want to publicly admit they had used actors in the videos because that would have damaged their "brand".

However, they insisted police had been told the public had not been involved in the shoots well before their home was raided.

“We notified police detectives at Fawkner Police Station that the videos were staged and they were actors, so they knew that piece,” they said.

The admission appears to have had the feared effect among their followers.

Several commenters on their latest video told the group their appeal had lessened with the knowledge that the public had not been legitimately victimised.

Max and Arman Jalal are due to appear in court again in Melbourne in May. The 16-year-old member of the group is scheduled to face a children's court.