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Northern Ireland22201 Posts
Reports that a gunman has taken several hostages at a cafe in Sydney.
There are also reports of a black flag with Arabic writing
At least one gunman has taken several people hostage at a cafe in the Australian city of Sydney.
Pictures on Australian television show at least three people with their hands up against a window, and a black flag with Arabic writing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-30473983
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Holy shit. Nothing on US media that I see of yet.
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are the australian sas going in?
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What kind of scum takes hostages at a cafe...
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No idea, but it sounds like they've sent in an imam to try and negotiate
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WOW, I hope they are all ok! Will be praying for those people, and waiting on updates!
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On December 15 2014 09:28 oBlade wrote: What kind of scum takes hostages at a cafe... its mainly cause of the location i think, Martin Place is like the central political/economic district and the place itself is literally across the road from Channel 7 hq
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if you are in sydney, stay safe and do not tweet details of police activity - jihadists follow social media
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On December 15 2014 09:32 ahswtini wrote: if you are in sydney, stay safe and do not tweet details of police activity - jihadists follow social media Hope police is smart enough to chase people away if it is possible.
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Scumbags. I won't say anything more because I would get banned.
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wow. so lucky i'm not in sydney right now. spine-chilling stuff i'm watching.
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I didn't know anything about it till my friend sent me a text from his work. Saying he can't leave cause everything is locked down. Hope everyone comes out of it ok.
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The silver lining is that it's a hostage taking so far and hasn't been a straight up shooting rampage
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Godspeed, aussie friends.
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I was in Martin Place about two weeks ago, and walked right past that cafe. It's right in the middle of the CBD.
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Goodness their coverage is so much more responsible than I am used to.
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Well you're not watching the channel 7 or 10 coverage.
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On December 15 2014 09:53 GreenHorizons wrote:Goodness their coverage is so much more responsible than I am used to. speaking as an american?
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apparently the flag is the Shahadah flag with the Islamic creed on it, not the IS flag. still commonly used by militants such as AQAP, al-Nusra etc...could be anything or nothing
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