Breaking: Report of shotgun wielding man with ISIS flag holding hostages in Sydney, Australia [photos]; Update: Opera House evacuated; Update: Reportedly 13 hostages; Update: Not an ISIS flag; Update: Airspace over Shortly after several citizens were taken hostage in a cafe in Sydney's central Martin Place, Uber's fares surged to four times the standard rates … Read more
Five people fled a central Sydney cafe Monday where a gunman is holding terrified hostages after displaying an Islamic flag at the window, triggering a lockdown in an area home to government and corporate headquarters. I then somewhat hesitantly roamed the streets of Sydney's CBD with my work colleagues to find a taxi, which seemed … Read more
More than a year before the Sydney hostage siege, Man Haron Monis was arrested for accessory to the murder of his ex-wife — who was repeatedly stabbed and set on fire — and then released on bail. "They should have put him away and thrown away the SYDNEY — The deadly siege began in the … Read more
Commandos storm a cafe in Sydney Australian commandos have stormed a cafe in central Sydney, ending a siege in which a gunman held dozens of people hostage for more than 16 hours. Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business More than a year before the Sydney hostage siege, Man Haron … Read more
Sydney (CNN) — Australian authorities stormed the cafe where a self-styled Muslim cleric had been holding hostages early Tuesday, killing the gunman and ending a crisis that had paralyzed central Sydney for hours. They moved in more than 16 hours Five people fled a central Sydney cafe Monday where a gunman is holding terrified hostages … Read more
(CNN) — A major police operation was under way Monday in Sydney where hostages are being held in a cafe. CNN affiliate Seven Network said that at least 13 people are being held at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe. It published A hostage in the terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia has been forced to post the … Read more