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Hostages taken in Lindt Chocolate shop by armed robber (Sydney Australia, ISIS flag seen displayed)
news.com.au ^ | 15th December 2014

Posted on 12/14/2014 3:37:33 PM PST by naturalman1975

A hostage has been forced to hold up an Islamic State flag in the window of a shop in Martin Place that is currently under siege.

It is believed there are 12 hostages in the store and an ISIS flag has been placed in the window.

Martin Place is the main financial area of the Sydney CBD.

(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; australia; deathtoislam; globaljihad; hostagecrisis; hostages; iran; is; isis; islamicimperialism; islamicstate; islamonazism; jihad; lebanon; lindt; manharonmoni; manharonmonis; martinplacecafe; sydney; waronterror; whywefight; wot
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To: Chgogal

I haven’t heard that one yet. I can only monitor two news sources at once - so there may be stuff on other places I’m not seeing.


61 posted on 12/14/2014 4:40:22 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: cripplecreek
Thanks for the link. It's the best so far.
62 posted on 12/14/2014 4:41:04 PM PST by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

I wonder if the Aussie’s have any decent marksmen given their antigun proclivities.


63 posted on 12/14/2014 4:41:21 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (The uniparty: celebrating over 150 years of oligarchy and political control!)
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To: naturalman1975

64 posted on 12/14/2014 4:42:41 PM PST by maggief
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To: RKBA Democrat

There are plenty of decent marksmen among the Police, and the Defence Forces. And by now, the police snipers are definitely on scene and some others who I won’t name probably are as well.


65 posted on 12/14/2014 4:43:43 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975
FYI, I'm watching 7 Sidney. A middle age man is the hostage taker with a black bandanna ordering people in the shop around.
66 posted on 12/14/2014 4:43:54 PM PST by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: maggief

@rConflictNews This is an alleged image of the ringleader in the hostage situation in #Sydney live updates: http://www.conflict-news.com/live-feeds/sydney-cafe-hostage-situation/ …

67 posted on 12/14/2014 4:44:59 PM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

68 posted on 12/14/2014 4:46:41 PM PST by maggief
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To: Veto!

Wonder if the Australian SASR has been called in yet?


69 posted on 12/14/2014 4:47:13 PM PST by mware
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To: mware

The SAS is on scene.


70 posted on 12/14/2014 4:47:49 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: maggief

That is a most frightening picture.

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71 posted on 12/14/2014 4:49:30 PM PST by Mears
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To: cripplecreek

That will do it, just a matter of if they can take him out without civilians getting killed.


72 posted on 12/14/2014 4:49:31 PM PST by mware
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To: mware

Most of the SAS are based on the other side of the country. But there are less well known forces but just as capable based in Sydney itself.

Unless they’ve moved them, our equivalent of America’s SEALS are there (Navy Clearance Diving Teams)


73 posted on 12/14/2014 4:50:10 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

I thought Muslims were peaceful people. That is what lots of people say. Bush and a whole list of others who work or have worked in our government say they are.

/Just kidding.

I can’t believe that they actually think that.


74 posted on 12/14/2014 4:50:23 PM PST by moviefan8
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To: maggief


75 posted on 12/14/2014 4:50:38 PM PST by maggief
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To: Nachum; Straight Vermonter; naturalman1975

Thanks for the post; link/redirect; post.

BTTT!


76 posted on 12/14/2014 4:51:03 PM PST by PGalt
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To: maggief

“White Chocolatier Privilege”...


77 posted on 12/14/2014 4:51:08 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: LucyT; Rushmore Rocks; Oorang

Ping


78 posted on 12/14/2014 4:51:55 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: mware

At least one hostage taker is believed to be wearing a bomb vest and backpack.


79 posted on 12/14/2014 4:52:09 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Mears

I think a polite threat to defile their dead bodies (with pork products) if they don’t come out peacefully is in order.


80 posted on 12/14/2014 4:52:44 PM PST by chemical_boy
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