Hostage taking in Sydney

Hostage taking in Sydney

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On Monday morning, an armed man took over a Lindt cafe in central Sydney, taking more than a dozen people hostage. According to local media, negotiations are underway with the invader (there may be several of them). Five hostages, who were in the captured cafe, managed to leave the premises. The exact number of remaining hostages is still unknown. The hostages got in touch with the authorities and conveyed the demands of the invader. He wants to speak with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and demands that an Islamic State flag be delivered to the cafe. According to the Australian prime minister, what is happening in the Sydney cafe is a politically motivated action.

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Hostage taking in Sydney

Hostage taking in Sydney

1. People look towards the Lindt cafe, where the hostage-taking drama unfolds, December 15, 2014, Sydney. (© Reuters)

Hostage taking in Sydney

2. An unidentified person is seen inside the Lindt Cafe, where hostages are currently being held, December 15, 2014.

Hostage taking in Sydney

3. A hostage with her hands raised runs towards the police after she managed to leave the cafe where the hostages were taken, December 15, 2014, Sydney. (© Reuters)

Hostage taking in Sydney

4. (© Reuters)

Hostage taking in Sydney

5. A police officer (left) walks up to a cafe where hostages are being held on December 15, 2014 in Sydney. (© Reuters)

Hostage taking in Sydney

6. The police stop a man who is trying to get to the building next to the cafe where the hostages are being held. (© Reuters)

Hostage taking in Sydney

7. A hostage runs towards the police after she managed to leave the cafe where the hostages were taken, December 15, 2014, Sydney. (© AP)

Hostage taking in Sydney

8. (© AP)

Hostage taking in Sydney

9. A hostage runs towards the police after she managed to leave the cafe where the hostages were taken, December 15, 2014, Sydney. (© AP)

Hostage taking in Sydney

10. Police officers near a cafe where an unknown person is holding hostages, December 15, 2014, Sydney, Australia. (© AP)

Hostage taking in Sydney

11. People (presumably hostages) put a black flag with an Arabic inscription to the window of a cafe, December 15, 2014, Sydney. (© AP)

Hostage taking in Sydney

12. Police near a cafe in Sydney, where hostages are taken, December 15, 2014. (© Reuters)

Hostage taking in Sydney

13. Police evacuate people from buildings near a cafe in Sydney, where hostages were taken. (© AP)

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