Hostages taken in Lindt Chocolate shop by armed robber (Sydney Australia, ISIS flag seen displayed)

news.com.au ^ | 15th December 2014

[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.

[maggief]

[lodi90]

He doesn’t look like a standard jihadi death wish type. Old and fat. Bomb is probably fake. Looks like a publicity stunt.

[caww]

Here’s video...... being ‘previously arrested’ and locked up for attacking 27 yr old during healing sessions

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/selfstyled-sheik-mon-haron-monis-refused-bail-over-alleged-sex-assault-on-woman-who-went-to-him-for-spiritual-healing/story-e6frg6n6-1226884053064?nk=5b75f3a98697a3af1ec1f7921ae1f316

[caww]

Yes!

[caww]

Former arrest just before being takn away in a paddy wagon to jail

[caww]

He has an alias too....charged under the name Manteghi Mohammad Hassan...

[oldbrowser]

Has Obama come out to remind us not to jump to conclusions?

[lodi90]

I saw a wahhabi muslim woman with the full facemask and wearing a bag yesterday at the Jacksonville Zoo. Her male escorts had the spot on their foreheads from rubbing their camel noses in the dirt toward mecca. Disgusting. Don’t usually see that around here.

[caww]

Almost 10;00am here..I have GOT TO get some sleep!

Later....

[BunnySlippers]

[murrie]

News on the radio at the top of the hour stated that it was a hostage situation and that a black flag with arabic lettering was being displayed. Thats all they said. Gotta love ABC news radio. Gees Louise they are such propogandists.

[Wage Slave]

If the woman is such a devout muslim why isnt she covered in a burka?

[maggief]

Out for a few hours. Will give time for CNN to catch up. ;)

bbl

[rottndog]

More hostages escaped/released....

[mware]

5 or 6 have just come out running. The last one who has a dark complexion with a beard was ordered to lay down and was searched before continuing.

[mmichaels1970]

The last one who has a dark complexion with a beard was ordered to lay down and was searched before continuing.

Racial profiling? How dare they.

[mware]

Shots fired.

[mware]

Guy in bomb suit just went in. Calling for ambulances.

[Riley]

Cafe stormed, per channel 9
Some small arms fire, but no ka-boom

[TomGuy]

Activity in progress.

Explosions from inside cafe. Gunshots fired.

Several more hostages leave the cafe.

FOXNEWS and 9News.au