OMG! I have read just the first page of this thread and am so afraid for the hostages! I absolutely love all of our Australian friends and am praying and hoping this hostage situation can be resolved without any injuries to them!!!
I just don't even know what else I can say because I don't know if we can discuss ISIS here on this thread. Better read the rest of the thread first.
It's too dangerous to shoot through glass, so I would think that maybe LE could get through the venting system if it is big enough. If not, at least a live listening device could be threaded through enough to be able to hear what is going on inside the café.
May God be with al of the hostages, their families, and LE who are trying to resolve the situation.
MOO