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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: mware

Series of explosions in the last few minutes


881 posted on 12/15/2014 7:17:01 AM PST by mware
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To: lodi90

“...Don’t usually see that around here...”

Expect to see it more and more. A few years ago Nashville only had four mosques but now the number is growing too fast to track.


882 posted on 12/15/2014 7:17:37 AM PST by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: mware

Flashbangs, I hope.


883 posted on 12/15/2014 7:17:57 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: Monterrosa-24

Not showing live feed, graphic, including heart massage.


884 posted on 12/15/2014 7:18:45 AM PST by mware
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To: Riley
When I worked retail (in the US) all the emergency exits had hardware similar to this on them

You could use the key to "bypass" the alarm on the door and use it as a regular door. Typically only managers had the key and it was used if it was used in back rooms where drivers or employes may need to enter/exit for routine business such as removing trash or delivery drivers but you don't want employees to have free uncontrolled access to outside.

885 posted on 12/15/2014 7:18:53 AM PST by matt04
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To: EternalVigilance

Police have confirmed that live ammunition was used as heavily armed police stormed the café in Sydney where the hostage situation is underway - @9NewsSyd


886 posted on 12/15/2014 7:19:06 AM PST by McGruff (Ummm...)
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To: TomGuy

So far nobody who’s escaped has any blood on them, great news.


887 posted on 12/15/2014 7:19:11 AM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: txhurl

They are not showing live feed right now because of someone getting CPR.


888 posted on 12/15/2014 7:20:10 AM PST by mware
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To: McGruff

What else would they have used? Paintballs?


889 posted on 12/15/2014 7:20:14 AM PST by Solson (Grand Old Party 1854 - 2010 RIP)
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To: mware

SAS involved now.


890 posted on 12/15/2014 7:21:04 AM PST by mware
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Twitpics:
891 posted on 12/15/2014 7:23:28 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: mware

Looks like some victims, just showed someone on a gurney getting CPR!


892 posted on 12/15/2014 7:23:39 AM PST by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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To: mware

Think I counted a total of 11 hostages to date escaping.


893 posted on 12/15/2014 7:23:51 AM PST by mware
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To: naturalman1975

ABC.au

Ambulances taking former hostages. May be precautionary, as no word of actual injuries.

Very ‘contained’ scene.


894 posted on 12/15/2014 7:23:57 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: mware

12 counting person on gurney.


895 posted on 12/15/2014 7:25:15 AM PST by mware
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To: mware

13 now


896 posted on 12/15/2014 7:25:53 AM PST by mware
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To: McGruff

Clearly, the perp isn’t going to walk out.


897 posted on 12/15/2014 7:25:54 AM PST by Toespi
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To: demshateGod

The gunman is down in Sydney, the police stormed the Café and the Siege is over....


898 posted on 12/15/2014 7:27:16 AM PST by Kackikat
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To: txhurl

Thank God! I’ve been praying that everyone gets out ok


899 posted on 12/15/2014 7:27:36 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Toespi

Four people on Gurneys!


900 posted on 12/15/2014 7:27:45 AM PST by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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