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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: naturalman1975
ABC 24 is saying five hostages out now, not specifying whether they were released or escaped.
501
posted on
12/14/2014 10:08:34 PM PST
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: Chgogal
They are showing the staging area nearby. At least six ambulances. Four firetrucks.
502
posted on
12/14/2014 10:10:29 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: caww
503
posted on
12/14/2014 10:10:50 PM PST
by
caww
To: naturalman1975
Our CNN is now up with an ongoing feed to the Lindt..finally. Fox and Al Jazeera had blips and comments, but this is first real constant news on this situation.
It’s 1:10 AM here Monday morning...I think it’s probably Monday evening there?
To: naturalman1975
Looks like another...fled...
505
posted on
12/14/2014 10:14:02 PM PST
by
caww
To: caww
That’s one of the last two. ANd looking at them running live, I am pretty sure they are escaping, not being released. How I don’t know, but these women were expecting to be shot in the back as they moved.
506
posted on
12/14/2014 10:15:43 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: Kackikat
507
posted on
12/14/2014 10:16:10 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: caww
508
posted on
12/14/2014 10:16:22 PM PST
by
caww
To: naturalman1975; All
Austrailian Imam on CNN:
Gunman was one of the people prevented from going to Syria to join ISIS.
509
posted on
12/14/2014 10:16:31 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: tcrlaf
Thanks. Got it on now. They’re showing clips from a different channel than I’m watching online. I can only watch one video at a time so this gives me a second view of the events. Third view - - can’t leave out FR!
510
posted on
12/14/2014 10:16:43 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: caww
Police are WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
511
posted on
12/14/2014 10:17:08 PM PST
by
caww
To: tcrlaf
If so, good - that means ASIO knows all about him. And that means leverage in negotiations.
512
posted on
12/14/2014 10:18:34 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: PghBaldy
Dang, they’ve been around that long?
First I’ve heard of them but then I can’t keep up with all of the groups.
513
posted on
12/14/2014 10:18:52 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: caww
Your photos are starting to suggest LEO is waving folks back inside.... snipers suspected? The waiter and the guy in the blue blazer are here looking at the cop... the previous pic showed them suddenly bolting for the door while the cop held pistol cover for them.
514
posted on
12/14/2014 10:19:21 PM PST
by
txhurl
(No more taglines)
To: radu
515
posted on
12/14/2014 10:20:05 PM PST
by
caww
To: Jet Jaguar
One captor is what they’re reporting at this point. Still waiting for reports about what they learn from the escapees.
516
posted on
12/14/2014 10:20:16 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: radu
Radu,
Thanks for the updates. I will have to crash.
JJ
517
posted on
12/14/2014 10:20:29 PM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: radu
518
posted on
12/14/2014 10:20:54 PM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: txhurl
Just a different angle I think - he’s waving them out of the street to stand behind other police officers who are behind him - can’t be seen because of the door.
519
posted on
12/14/2014 10:21:23 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: txhurl
They said they’re not sure if these people were simply hiding and trying to find a way out of where they were....or actually ones being held.
520
posted on
12/14/2014 10:21:52 PM PST
by
caww
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