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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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Comment #141 Removed by Moderator

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Australian 'Special Forces' based in or near Sydney.

2nd Commando Regiment

1st Commando Regiment

Clearance Diving Team One, Royal Australian Navy

and worth mentioning as well:

State Protection Group, New South Wales Police

142 posted on 12/14/2014 5:20:54 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: cripplecreek; naturalman1975
Interesting.
143 posted on 12/14/2014 5:21:00 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: naturalman1975

Interesting. Will they keep singing to allah during this as they sung during each mortar attack in morning and evening?


144 posted on 12/14/2014 5:21:20 PM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: Kackikat

the link to 7newslive in Sidney must be swamped or shut down. No longer loading for me.

Any other live source? I have family there.


145 posted on 12/14/2014 5:21:26 PM PST by jacquej ("You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
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To: naturalman1975

They better get hold of Dianne Feinstein for assistance...


146 posted on 12/14/2014 5:21:48 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: naturalman1975

Thanks for sharing.


147 posted on 12/14/2014 5:22:10 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: Kackikat

Breaking News @NewsOnTheMin 30s31 seconds ago

BREAKING UPDATE: Lindt’s chief executive, said he believed that there could be as many as 50 hostages inside the cafe. #sydneysiege


148 posted on 12/14/2014 5:22:18 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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Heck no. What was this German artist said about 911? A great work of art? Well now we have human blood in chocolate as part of the Lindt products, ain’t multiculturalism enriching!?


149 posted on 12/14/2014 5:23:01 PM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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Whatever happens I hope Australians do not use torture or say mean things


150 posted on 12/14/2014 5:23:24 PM PST by woofie
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To: naturalman1975

Okay, thanks. Prayers up for the hostages.


151 posted on 12/14/2014 5:23:29 PM PST by Bigg Red (Congress, do your duty and repo his pen and his phone.)
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To: cripplecreek

channel 7 was saying 13 hostages.


152 posted on 12/14/2014 5:23:32 PM PST by mware
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To: cripplecreek

Is On the MIN out of Australia?

Our Freeper Naturalman1975 is in Australia, and giving updates on thread, as he was poster.


153 posted on 12/14/2014 5:24:07 PM PST by Kackikat
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Still updating, but not much has changed yet.


154 posted on 12/14/2014 5:24:36 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: Kackikat

My link to channel 7 isn’t working for me right now.


155 posted on 12/14/2014 5:25:56 PM PST by mware
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To: naturalman1975

The waiting game


156 posted on 12/14/2014 5:26:21 PM PST by xp38
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To: maggief

Feed back up.

Believe Chanel 7 is across the street or near Lindt’s.


157 posted on 12/14/2014 5:26:36 PM PST by maggief
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To: naturalman1975

If any of you are having trouble getting access to the 2gb feed, the host suggested trying the TuneIn.com feed.


158 posted on 12/14/2014 5:26:45 PM PST by bobcat62
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A man has been arrested about 200 metres from the scene. Apparently armed with a handgun.


159 posted on 12/14/2014 5:26:52 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

Nobody worry about the terrorism angle on this. The MSM has got their backs.


160 posted on 12/14/2014 5:26:54 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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