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Gunman-takes-hostages-cafe-Sydney
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Sydney terrorist is an amateur joker
which serious terrorist will forget to bring his own flag and instead asked for one from the police. not to mention letting 5 hostages escape. its almost 10 hours and he hasnt made any demands or state his cause. maybe he just likes chocolates
which serious terrorist will forget to bring his own flag and instead asked for one from the police. not to mention letting 5 hostages escape. its almost 10 hours and he hasnt made any demands or state his cause. maybe he just likes chocolates
Re: Sydney terrorist is an amateur joker
get a mac, you won't look back - macarons, that is....
get a mac, you won't look back - macarons, that is....
LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30473983
A gunman is holding staff and customers hostage at a cafe in Sydney, Australia.
The Lindt cafe in the city centre is surrounded by armed police. Officers have made contact with the gunman.
Five people have been seen running from the building. It is not clear how many remain inside. A black Islamic flag has been displayed at the window.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it was "profoundly shocking" that people were being "held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation".
He was speaking after chairing a meeting of the national security committee in Canberra.
Earlier Mr Abbott said: "Australia is a peaceful, open and generous society - nothing should ever change that and that's why I would urge all Australians today to go about their business as usual."
Senior police officers say they are on a footing "consistent with a terrorist event".
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The mother of one hostage said her son sent a text saying "I'm ok"
The incident began as people were arriving for work in Martin Place on Monday. Witnesses saw a man with a bag and gun walk into the Lindt chocolate shop and cafe.
Lindt said about 10 employees and 30 customers were thought to be inside at the time. Nearby offices were evacuated and police asked people to remain indoors and away from open windows.
The BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney says an enormous police operation is in place, on a scale few Sydney residents will have seen.
A former hostage wearing a Lindt uniform runs towards police from a cafe in central Sydney where a gunman is holding people captive It is not clear whether the five who ran away from the cafe fled or were released
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About six hours into the siege, three people were seen running from the building housing the cafe. Two more people followed about an hour later. It is not clear whether they escaped or were released.
New South Wales Police deputy commissioner Catherine Burn said: "Those people are now being assessed to make sure their health is okay and then police will talk to them."
"Our approach is to resolve this peacefully. It might take a bit of time but that is our priority," she added.
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Eyewitness Andrea Proctor: "Many police officers started to come around us"
Police have identified the gunman and he is well known to them, Australian media report.
News organisations also say the suspect has contacted them to issue demands, which police have urged media not to report.
Channel 7, a broadcaster with offices facing the cafe, said lights inside the premises were turned out as night fell.
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At the scene: Wendy Frew, BBC News, Sydney
The atmosphere in Martin Place itself was surreal. Office workers who had been evacuated from their buildings, construction workers from building sites and tourists packed the pedestrian plaza one block away from the Lindt coffee shop.
Rosemary D'Urso Healion had just come out of the Martin Place subway station and was walking to her office when she saw that it was blocked by police. Then she saw the police close down the subway station.
"I work in that building [where the siege is taking place] and I was just about to go in," she told the BBC, adding that she had been in contact with some of her colleagues who were in the building but not being held hostage.
She remained at Martin Place anxiously watching a police operation that appeared to be aimed at getting some of her colleagues out via a ladder erected on a window ledge on the first floor.
Uneasy crowds in Sydney
Eyewitnesses speak to the BBC
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Man wearing a bandana seen through window of Sydney cafe A man wearing a bandana and a backpack was seen inside the cafe
Armed police in Sydney Hundreds of heavily armed police are surrounding the building
An armed man wearing a backpack and a bandana could be seeing walking around inside the cafe.
TV footage showed at least three people, thought to be employees and who were visibly distressed, holding up to the window a black flag bearing the declaration of Islamic faith, which reads: "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger."
The flag is similar to those used by jihadist groups, but is different from the one used by Islamic State militants in the Middle East.
Martin Place is home to the state premier's office and the headquarters of major banks.
In September Australia - which has sent fighter jets to join the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq - carried out a big anti-terror raid.
One man was charged with plotting to behead a member of the public in Martin Place.
In October, new anti-terrorism laws, including a provision designed to stop Australians fighting in overseas conflicts, were approved by the Australian parliament.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30473983
A gunman is holding staff and customers hostage at a cafe in Sydney, Australia.
The Lindt cafe in the city centre is surrounded by armed police. Officers have made contact with the gunman.
Five people have been seen running from the building. It is not clear how many remain inside. A black Islamic flag has been displayed at the window.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it was "profoundly shocking" that people were being "held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation".
He was speaking after chairing a meeting of the national security committee in Canberra.
Earlier Mr Abbott said: "Australia is a peaceful, open and generous society - nothing should ever change that and that's why I would urge all Australians today to go about their business as usual."
Senior police officers say they are on a footing "consistent with a terrorist event".
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The mother of one hostage said her son sent a text saying "I'm ok"
The incident began as people were arriving for work in Martin Place on Monday. Witnesses saw a man with a bag and gun walk into the Lindt chocolate shop and cafe.
Lindt said about 10 employees and 30 customers were thought to be inside at the time. Nearby offices were evacuated and police asked people to remain indoors and away from open windows.
The BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney says an enormous police operation is in place, on a scale few Sydney residents will have seen.
A former hostage wearing a Lindt uniform runs towards police from a cafe in central Sydney where a gunman is holding people captive It is not clear whether the five who ran away from the cafe fled or were released
map of exclusion zone
About six hours into the siege, three people were seen running from the building housing the cafe. Two more people followed about an hour later. It is not clear whether they escaped or were released.
New South Wales Police deputy commissioner Catherine Burn said: "Those people are now being assessed to make sure their health is okay and then police will talk to them."
"Our approach is to resolve this peacefully. It might take a bit of time but that is our priority," she added.
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Eyewitness Andrea Proctor: "Many police officers started to come around us"
Police have identified the gunman and he is well known to them, Australian media report.
News organisations also say the suspect has contacted them to issue demands, which police have urged media not to report.
Channel 7, a broadcaster with offices facing the cafe, said lights inside the premises were turned out as night fell.
line
At the scene: Wendy Frew, BBC News, Sydney
The atmosphere in Martin Place itself was surreal. Office workers who had been evacuated from their buildings, construction workers from building sites and tourists packed the pedestrian plaza one block away from the Lindt coffee shop.
Rosemary D'Urso Healion had just come out of the Martin Place subway station and was walking to her office when she saw that it was blocked by police. Then she saw the police close down the subway station.
"I work in that building [where the siege is taking place] and I was just about to go in," she told the BBC, adding that she had been in contact with some of her colleagues who were in the building but not being held hostage.
She remained at Martin Place anxiously watching a police operation that appeared to be aimed at getting some of her colleagues out via a ladder erected on a window ledge on the first floor.
Uneasy crowds in Sydney
Eyewitnesses speak to the BBC
line
Man wearing a bandana seen through window of Sydney cafe A man wearing a bandana and a backpack was seen inside the cafe
Armed police in Sydney Hundreds of heavily armed police are surrounding the building
An armed man wearing a backpack and a bandana could be seeing walking around inside the cafe.
TV footage showed at least three people, thought to be employees and who were visibly distressed, holding up to the window a black flag bearing the declaration of Islamic faith, which reads: "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger."
The flag is similar to those used by jihadist groups, but is different from the one used by Islamic State militants in the Middle East.
Martin Place is home to the state premier's office and the headquarters of major banks.
In September Australia - which has sent fighter jets to join the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq - carried out a big anti-terror raid.
One man was charged with plotting to behead a member of the public in Martin Place.
In October, new anti-terrorism laws, including a provision designed to stop Australians fighting in overseas conflicts, were approved by the Australian parliament.
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
Let's start predicting what the final outcome will be and how long will this ordeal last.
Let's start predicting what the final outcome will be and how long will this ordeal last.
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
Western SWAT teams in real life are chicken compared to the movies.
Western SWAT teams in real life are chicken compared to the movies.
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
The gunman holding people hostage in a Sydney cafe has been identified as an Iranian refugee who was on bail facing a number of charges.
Man Haron Monis, who was granted political asylum in Australia, was described by his former lawyer as an isolated figure, who was acting alone.
The gunman holding people hostage in a Sydney cafe has been identified as an Iranian refugee who was on bail facing a number of charges.
Man Haron Monis, who was granted political asylum in Australia, was described by his former lawyer as an isolated figure, who was acting alone.
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
Man Haron Monis previously sent offensive letters to the families of dead Australian soldiers.
Posted 22 Nov 2013, 2:06pmFri 22 Nov 2013, 2:06pm
Man Haron Monis previously sent offensive letters to the families of dead Australian soldiers.
Sergio Dionisio: AAP Image
Man Haron Monis previously sent offensive letters to the families of dead Australian soldiers.
Posted 22 Nov 2013, 2:06pmFri 22 Nov 2013, 2:06pm
Man Haron Monis previously sent offensive letters to the families of dead Australian soldiers.
Sergio Dionisio: AAP Image
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
With Man included in his name, does he have identity crisis?
With Man included in his name, does he have identity crisis?
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
Monis, also known as Sheik Haron, was charged last year with being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife who was stabbed and set alight in a Sydney apartment block.
He was found guilty in 2012 of sending offensive and threatening letters to families of eight Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, as a protest against Australia's involvement in the conflict, according to local media reports.
Earlier this year, Monis, who describes himself as a "spiritual healer," was charged with the indecent and sexual assault of a Sydney woman in 2002. Further charges were laid in October.
Monis's website shows graphic images of children that the website says were killed by U.S. and Australian airstrikes, as well as media coverage following Monis's court appearances and statements addressed to the Muslim community and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Monis, also known as Sheik Haron, was charged last year with being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife who was stabbed and set alight in a Sydney apartment block.
He was found guilty in 2012 of sending offensive and threatening letters to families of eight Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, as a protest against Australia's involvement in the conflict, according to local media reports.
Earlier this year, Monis, who describes himself as a "spiritual healer," was charged with the indecent and sexual assault of a Sydney woman in 2002. Further charges were laid in October.
Monis's website shows graphic images of children that the website says were killed by U.S. and Australian airstrikes, as well as media coverage following Monis's court appearances and statements addressed to the Muslim community and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
Everyone wants to earn credit with ISIS ...many lone terrorists will show up. It is a matter of time for it to hit sinkapore.
Everyone wants to earn credit with ISIS ...many lone terrorists will show up. It is a matter of time for it to hit sinkapore.
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
that is why avoid starfuck and coffeebean and similar western joints..u never know...
that is why avoid starfuck and coffeebean and similar western joints..u never know...
Re: LATEST: Sydney cafe siege. Hostages held by ISIS terrorist!
woke up this morning, and the ordeal was long over. police moved in and stormed the place after 5 hostages escaped early tuesday. 2 hostages were taken out on stretchers.
woke up this morning, and the ordeal was long over. police moved in and stormed the place after 5 hostages escaped early tuesday. 2 hostages were taken out on stretchers.
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