04009margaret
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This terrorist is not a young man, hopefully with the 5 escaping it's a sign he is exhausted.
South east or Northern suburbs?
North. It's weirdly quiet around here. Plus, copters passing over earlier, very low. But I think it's just me being a fraidy cat, as I listen to the news, I'd expect 99% of households are glued to the telly, computers this afternoon. No kids out playing, minimal traffic. It's eery.
This bloke is not hiding his face, I'm sure he doesn't intend to come out of there alive. Wants to be a martyr and get his virgins in paradise.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/s...lindt-cafe-hostage-drama-20141215-127epz.html
Publicity is the main aim for extremists holding hostages in a Sydney cafe, according to a leading terrorism expert.
That only heightens the "very real" danger to the people held at gunpoint inside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Martin Place, Professor Jeff Lewis from Melbourne's RMIT university said.
"The primary focus of these modern terrorism tactics is publicity," he said. "This is a classical tactic of political extremists...
"They want this thing broadcast across the planet.
Do we have an exact count on the hostages yet? ... I read up to 20 ... and five now escaped.
There can be little doubt that we are witnessing Islamic terrorism.