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Sydney cafe siege hostage speaks of relief
The first hostage to run from the Sydney cafe siege speaks of his relief after his escape from the ordeal. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
Social Media: The Hostage That Eluded Sydney Siege Gunman
One hostage the Sydney siege gunman failed to take this week was social media.
Timeline of Australia Hostage Drama at Sydney Cafe
An armed gunman entered a Sydney cafe during Monday mornings rush hour and took an unknown number of hostages. Hours after the crisis began, five people escaped but a number of others remained inside. Then early Tuesday morning, a loud bang was heard and police stormed the cafe.
AP Exclusive: SYDNEY HOSTAGE Planned Daring Escape
The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John OBrien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead.
Australian media release video of Sydney hostage suspect
First images appear of what local media say is the suspect in a hostage siege at a Sydney cafe that has ignited fears of a jihadist attack. Mana Rabiee reports.
Police Storm Sydney Hostage Siege Cafe-Reuters Witness
Police on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where a gunman has been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 15 hours, and heavy gunfire was heard, a Reuters witness at the scene said.
Self-styled Iranian Sheikh was gunman in Sydney hostage siege
Australian police say the gunman behind the deadly Sydney cafe hostage siege that left three dead was an Iranian refugee who called himself a spiritual healer and had a violent criminal past. Mana Rabiee reports.
A group of hostages run from Sydney cafe hostage situation
Police rush a group of hostages, some injured, from scene of cafe hostage situation in Sydney, Australia. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Australian Police Say No Contact With Hostage-Taker in Sydney Cafe
Australian police said on Monday they had not had direct contact with an armed offender holding an undisclosed number of people hostage at a cafe in central Sydney.
Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, Three Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
Three people killed, including gunman, in Sydney hostage siege
Gunman at center of Sydney cafe siege is one of three people killed after security forces storm the building following an exchange of gunfire. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Australias Major Banks Close Sydney CBD Branches Due to Hostage Crisis
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corp and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group said they had shut their Sydney CBD branches on Monday after a number of hostages were taken in a central city cafe.
Hostages Are Held Inside Cafe in Sydney, Australia
Police officers surrounded a cafe in Sydney as the hostage-taking prompted evacuations of major landmarks.
Australian hostage-taker had violent, unsettled past
Australias Prime Minister says the hostage taker in a siege at a Sydney cafe was deeply disturbed. Natalie Thomas reports.
Video shows end of Sydney siege drama
Footage from Australian media shows police storming a Sydney cafe to end a siege that left three people dead including the armed hostage taker. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
Australian PM Says Hostage Taker Was Disturbed
Australias prime minister says the gunman who took hostages in a Sydney cafe was a deeply disturbed individual known to the police but he was not on a terror watch list.
6 Qs About the News | Sydney Hostage Siege Ends With Gunman and 2 Captives Dead as Police Storm Cafe
. What is your reaction to the hostage siege in Sydney, Australia?
SYDNEY HOSTAGEs Pleaded for Sick, Elderly, Young
The Sydney hostages pleaded for help — for those among them who were pregnant, sick and elderly. Also for those who were young and deserved a shot at a decent life.
Obama Offers Help to Australia Post-Hostage Crisis
President Barack Obama is offering U.S. assistance to Australia after the Sydney hostage crisis.
U.S. Consulate Near Hostage Cafe Evacuated, Security Warning Issued
The United States has evacuated its Sydney Consulate, which is located near a cafe in the city where hostages are being held, a spokeswoman said on Monday.
The Sydney Hostage Incident Was Grassroots Terrorism
Some media outlets are reporting that the Sydney hostage situation was the work of a lone madman rather than an act of terrorism, but an examination of the perpetrators motives reveals that the case exhibits many of the elements associated with.
82-year-old Sydney hostage planned daring escape
SYDNEY ��� The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John OBrien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead. And so he made a decision, one he knew came with a .
Sydney siege: Pregnant hostage Julie Taylor honours closest friend Katrina.
A survivor of this weeks deadly siege in Martin Place, Sydney, has released a statement remembering her closest friend, role model and confidant, Katrina Dawson and the courageous Tori Johnson, who both died in the gunfire that ended the stand-off.
Sydney siege: Hostage-takers wife Amirah Droudis was once hairdresser called.
Amirah Droudis, the partner of the slain gunman who held 18 people hostage in the Lindt cafe on Monday, was not always the devout Muslim woman she protrayed in her YouTube videos, with a veil covering all but her eyes. According to her former .
Uber Raises Fares During SYDNEY HOSTAGE Crisis, Then Offers Free Rides
Uber prices in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, jumped for a brief period on Monday as people tried to flee the scene of a hostage crisis. After quickly receiving loud criticism on social media for the high prices, the company.
SYDNEY HOSTAGE Situation: 3 People Flee Lindt Chocolate Shop
Three people were seen fleeing from a Sydney cafe after they had been taken hostage -- with others still held inside as neighboring blocks remain locked down as police tried to make contact with the armed perpetrator, authorities said. The hostages.
The SYDNEY HOSTAGE Siege and a Nations Identity
For 16 excruciating hours this week, we all watched anxiously as a 50-year-old Iranian refugee, Man Haron Monis, held 17 people hostage in a Lindt cafe in Sydneys central business district, just blocks from the State Parliament. The hostages held.
Former University of Ottawa student was taken hostage in Sydney siege and.
Two hostages ��� Katrina Dawson, 38, and Tori Johnson, the 34-year-old caf�� manager ��� were killed before police charged in and ended the 16-hour siege at the Lindt Chocolate Caf�� in Sydneys central business district. Mikhael was shot in the lower leg .
Sydney hostage crisis: Coming to a theater near you, America
The violent conclusion to Mondays Australian hostage taking terrorist siege was inevitable. The terrorist Man Haron Monis was killed as the Sydney police S.W.A.T. team stormed the caf�� where he was holed up. Even though two hostages were killed in the .
Sydney cafe siege ends; 3 dead, including gunman
SYDNEY - The deadly siege began in the most incongruous of ways, on a sunny Monday morning inside a cheerful cafe in the heart of Australias largest city. It ended 16 hours later in a barrage of gunfire that left two hostages and the Iranian-born.
Australian Prime Minister: Why did Sydney hostage taker have gun license? Fmr.
(CNN) -- The man behind the deadly siege of a cafe in Sydney this week had a gun license and wasnt on a security watch list, Australias Prime Minister says. And he wants to know why. Tony Abbott said Wednesday that the system fell short. Theres no .
Sydney hostage, 82, describes his daring escape
���I said to the barrister, look, this is not going to end well, this guy will never get out of here alive, and hes going to take everyone with him,��� OBrien told The Associated Press in the first detailed account from a hostage who was held inside the.
Coffee Shop Workers Flee Sydney Hostage Location
. hostage-taking at a chocolate cafe in Sydney. The Most Rev. Anthony Fisher, the Catholic archbishop of Sydney, mourned the deaths of Tori Johnson, 34, and Katrina Dawson, 38, at a memorial service Tuesday afternoon at St. Marys Cathedral in Sydney.
Sydney Hostage Taker Man Haron Monis Had History of Mental Instability
The self-proclaimed Islamic ���sheikh��� and alleged sexual predator who took more than a dozen people hostage in a caf�� in Sydney early Monday had a history of ���mental instability,��� Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today. The man, identified by .
SYDNEY HOSTAGE Taker Man Haron Monis Dead
Officials have told CBS News that Man Haron Monis, the gunman who allegedly took several people hostage in a Sydney cafe on Monday, has been killed. Police confirmed the news in a press conference early on Tuesday. CBS news reports that Monis was .
Police Name Sydney Hostage-Taker as Radical Cleric Man Haron Monis
Australian police have said they believe the man who has seized hostages in a central Sydney cafe is Man Haron Monis, a self-styled radical cleric from Iran. Having initially put a ban on the media from revealing Moniss identity, this decision has.
The Reported SYDNEY HOSTAGE-Taker Is A Spiritual Healer
Police in Sydney, Australia have confirmed that the gunman who took hostages in a caf�� in the citys central business district is Man Haron Monis, a self-styled Muslim cleric and peace activist. Monis, who as of Monday��.
3 People, Including Gunman, Killed In Sydney Cafe Siege.
A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, on Monday. Rob Griffith/AP hide caption.
Guest Tries to Stop Live Broadcast from Speculating on.
Morning Joe wasted no time ���broadening out to 20,000 feet��� on the hostage crisis in Sydney, which immediately led to statements like, ���what were beginning to see is unfolding of the new era of terrorism��� and ���this is Boston��.
The Latest Details on SYDNEY HOSTAGE Taker, an Iranian.
A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New South Wales state��.
Uber Raises Fares During Sydney Hostage Crisis, Then.
Uber prices in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, jumped for a brief period on Monday as people tried to flee the scene of a hostage crisis. After quickly receiving loud criticism on social media for the high prices,��.
Sydney cafe hostage situation: Gunman, 2 others dead.
Sydney police say three people have died, including the gunman, during a hostage crisis that ended when officers stormed a downtown cafe.
Lessons from the Sydney Hostage Siege | The Diplomat
At 2.10 am Tuesday morning a police tactical response team charged the Sydney caf�� at the center of a hostage crisis that had begun on Monday morning. The gunman, Man Haron Monis, had begun shooting. Two hostages��.
Uber briefly enabled surge pricing in Sydney during hostage.
Uber briefly raised fares in Sydney to at least four times their normal rate as people in the citys Central Business District attempted to leave during the nearby hostage situation. Mashable reports that the minimum price for an��.
Police storm Lindt cafe in Sydney, ending hostage crisis
SYDNEY ��� The deadly siege of a central Sydney cafe has ended but the investigation is just beginning. Australian authorities stormed the cafe where a self-styled Muslim cleric had been holding hostages early Tuesday,��.
Three confirmed dead, including gunman, in Sydney.
Three people, including the suspect, have been confirmed dead in a hostage situation in Sydney. Four other people were injured in the siege.
Sydney hostages flee Martin Place cafe siege in city centre.
It is not known whether the hostages were released or escaped a gunman believed to be holding an unknown number of people in a Lindt cafe.
Gunman takes hostages in Sydney cafe, displays black.
A police operation is underway at a caf�� in central Sydney, where up to 40 hostages are being held by an armed attacker and a black flag with Arabic inscriptions can be seen. Australia is contributing to the US-led operation��.
Sydney siege is over, say police, as hostages flee the scene.
Alleged gunman named as Man Haron Monis as hostages escape cafe amid gunfire.
Sydney CBD siege: hostages forced to hold black and white.
Terrorist attack feared after a man, reportedly armed with a gun, walked into cafe in Martin Place and took a number of staff and customers hostage.
Uber Offers Free Rides During Sydney Hostage Crisis After.
After prices spiked as high as four times the normal fare (with prices starting at about $100 AUD) during the ongoing Sydney hostage crisis, Uber has backed..
Hostages Held Inside Australian Cafe - Huffington Post
(Reuters) - Australian police locked down the center of the countrys biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into a busy downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting��.