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Sydney Siege Sees Almost Thirty People Taken Hostage in Café The gunman was described as tall, in his late 40s and wearing a black bandana. Kevin Gillespie
less than thirty customers and staff at the Lindt café in the Sydney’s CBD were taken hostage by an armed man early Monday morning. The gunman was described as being tall, in his late 40s and wearing a black bandana. The siege was brought to the public’s attention at around 9:45 am local time, Sydney. Local police have identified the gunman, but have not yet revealed his name to the public. The perpetrator had one of the hostages display a flag of the Islamic testament of faith against one of the café’s windows. A testament which reads:
This is a picture of one of Hostage : “There is no God but Allah; Mohammed is the messenger of God.” However, five hostages have managed to escape although around thirty are reported to still be inside. The perpetrator stated that he planted four bombs in total throughout Sydney’s CBD: two in the surrounding areas and two in the café itself. New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew..
Scipione instructed the hostages that they are doing all they can to “set you free” and that “your safety is our priority.” The Irish consulate instructed visitors from Ireland to revise their travel plans and monitor police reports. “No one could go to work today and local schools in the surrounding areas were evacuated,” said Irish expat Fiona Burke, who lives near the scene....