Australia - Martin Place siege: 2 Hostages killed in Lindt Chocolate shop #1

[zwiebel]

Presser in 15mins

Police or PM?

 

[sleepinoz]

Key points:

Heavily armed police have taken position around the Lindt cafe in central Sydney
Hostages have been seen inside the cafe with their hands in the air
Black flag with white Arabic writing reading "There is no God but Allah" and "Mohammed is the messenger of God" waved behind the hostages
Martin Place and Sydney Opera House have been evacuated
National Security Committee of Cabinet has convened; Prime Minister Tony Abbott described incident as "deeply concerning" and offered NSW all assistance possible.

by Luke Royes edited by Daniel Franklin 11:21 AM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/hostages-sydney-cafe-martin-place-police-operation/5967232

 

[madamehdivision]

Presser in 15mins

Channel?

 

[sleepinoz]

Police or PM?

PM - whatever good that would do

 

[RR0004]

Lost Ch 3 livestream.

 

[sleepinoz]

Channel?

Mentioned on 9 - so should be on there

 

[Snoods]

That gunman could even be born and raised in Australia and recruited by ISIS online (or another terrorist organization).

 

[sleepinoz]

Lost Ch 3 livestream.

Try this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvzpSvyyZis

 

[sleepinoz]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...utm_source=DailyTelegraph&utm_medium=Facebook

People who escaped the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place moments before siege tell of what they saw

 

[zwiebel]

ABC News Sydney @abcnewsSydney · 8 mins 8 minutes ago

Latest on #Sydneysiege. Stream @ABCNews24 on Youtube http://bit.ly/1veXA2q or here http://ab.co/9QtuuN Blog: http://ab.co/1zmdiru

 

[enzeder]

Lost Ch 3 livestream.

Same here - refreshing the page brings it back.

http://www.3news.co.nz/video/livestream-martin-pl-sydney-hostage-crisis-2014121512

Screen shot from link atm

 

[i.b.nora]

Here is a livestream:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/

 

[Snoods]

People being evacuated from upper floors by ladder.

 

[they'll get you]

Arrest outside shop. 7news

Police grab handgun.

 

[LJKaust]

Srrest near seige

 

[zwiebel]

YONKERS OEM 40 ‏@yonkersoem40 26 secs27 seconds ago

RT @PzFeed: #BREAKING UPDATE: Gunman says four devices are located around #Sydney response underway. Police calling for calm 9News

I believe this.

 

[zwiebel]

Kristy MayrVerified account ‏@KristyMayr7

7 cameraman Scott Lipman says the bomb squad has just investigated a suspicious backpack near St Vincent's hospital in Sydney- declared SAFE

 

[drsleuth]

ABC News 24 ‏@ABCNews24 33s33 seconds ago

#BREAKING One man has been arrested and people are being evacuated from the building #sydneysiege #martinplace

 

[SCHMAE]

My feed went out. What' the best one ya'll are finding? tia

 

[they'll get you]

7news
Before siege started an Off duty policewoman noticed a man pulling out a butt of a handgun and notified police.