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 ...
Cath Turner @turnerscope · now
34 yo man and 38 yo woman pronounced dead at hospital.
Cath Turner @turnerscope · 11m 11 minutes ago
Questions asked re gunman being out on bail. NSW Premier and Police Commissioner vow to investigate.
Cath Turner @turnerscope · 15m 15 minutes ago
17 hostages in total, including 5 that escaped yesterday.
6 hostages uninjured.
Male police officer wound to the face.
Cath Turner @turnerscope · 17m 17 minutes ago
Police Commissioner: we’re Australians, we help each other, we help mates and that’s what we should be doing.
Cath Turner @turnerscope · 17m 17 minutes ago
Police Commissioner: this was an isolated incident, it was the act of an individual. This should not change our way of life.
Cath Turner @turnerscope · 26m 26 minutes ago
Police have confirmed 2 hostages and the gunman are dead.
Laura Tunstall @LauraTunstall9 · 6m 6 minutes ago
3 ppl being treated here at Royal North Shore Hospital including 39 yr old police officer with a bullet graze to the cheek @9NewsSyd
These details reported on (ultra liberal) CBC:
Perp is Iranian “spiritual healer” Man Monis, 54.
He was under investigation for playing “a role” in stabbing death of ex-wife outside her Sydney home.
He was also accused of “40 to 50” sexual assaults arising from his “spiritual healing” activities.
Questions being asked around Sydney about why this ass-hat was even out on the street at all (on bail apparently).
And he was sending abusive letters to families of Australian servicemen.
Man Monis, the Mad Mo.
Thanks, enablers.
...”why this ass-hat was even out on the street at all (on bail apparently).”....
Attorneys.
“Attorneys.”
Nope-—judges,political correctness,and bleeding hearts.
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Daniel Sutton @danielsutton10 1m1 minute ago
My information is that the gunman executed the 34yo male hostage, and that was the trigger for police moving in. #sydneysiege
Whew. .relieved to learn it was a graze to cop’s face. .could have been significantly disfigured ..
Other than causing Mayhem In The Name of Allah, I wonder if this guy had a goal or plan.
#Australia police statement on #SydneySiege. 3 dead, 4 wounded... 5 being treated at hospital pic.twitter.com/0m9dtmC6Iq
.....there was no way they could control the people from trying to run... so when they did the gunman started shooting....he had already lost five others and wasn't about to let that happen again no doubt.
re my earlier post, age of perp is now given as 49 not 54.
Have you seen any images of the woman with the geometric-patterned clothes, video 1?
Yes...
6.30am here. I’m just up and catching up on the news. Tragic that innocent people have died. Could have been a lot worse.
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