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Hostages taken in Lindt Chocolate shop by armed robber (Sydney Australia, ISIS flag seen displayed)
news.com.au ^ | 15th December 2014

Posted on 12/14/2014 3:37:33 PM PST by naturalman1975

A hostage has been forced to hold up an Islamic State flag in the window of a shop in Martin Place that is currently under siege.

It is believed there are 12 hostages in the store and an ISIS flag has been placed in the window.

Martin Place is the main financial area of the Sydney CBD.

(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; australia; deathtoislam; globaljihad; hostagecrisis; hostages; iran; is; isis; islamicimperialism; islamicstate; islamonazism; jihad; lebanon; lindt; manharonmoni; manharonmonis; martinplacecafe; sydney; waronterror; whywefight; wot
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To: caww

Total of 5 hostages have fled the Lindt building


561 posted on 12/14/2014 10:43:41 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

Look on her face is discouraging. PRAYERS


562 posted on 12/14/2014 10:44:45 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: caww

They’re in communication with hostage taker... he wants to talk to the PM.


563 posted on 12/14/2014 10:45:29 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: txhurl

She looks incredibly grateful to be saved, to me.


564 posted on 12/14/2014 10:45:42 PM PST by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: naturalman1975

You’re right — he looks like serious business.


565 posted on 12/14/2014 10:46:19 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: JennysCool

quick take video of ‘second gal’ running to police

https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/3FB24BB0181156156750525874176_3fd3801a2dc.1.3.11304643933313263640.mp4?versionId=S.VEu2bBoPvPTE5nvsDxQ2piRJmumcln


566 posted on 12/14/2014 10:47:47 PM PST by caww
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To: Kackikat
I have a friend in Sydney. She just posted on FB that public transportation is snarled, buses being rerouted and there are delays.
567 posted on 12/14/2014 10:47:53 PM PST by kalee
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To: caww

Whew! That’s a hard photo to look at without getting teary-eyed. I can try to imagine the fear the hostages have felt but it wouldn’t be close.


568 posted on 12/14/2014 10:49:03 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: caww

Sort of sweet the way she grabs onto him.


569 posted on 12/14/2014 10:49:27 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: Cementjungle

hostage taker... he wants to talk to the PM.

Yes I heard that was one of his demands...If they give him that it will never be made known


570 posted on 12/14/2014 10:49:34 PM PST by caww
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To: kalee

No doubt, there are several streets completely closed. Does she say if these 5 escaped or were released, or does she not know either?


571 posted on 12/14/2014 10:49:37 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: radu

there are two quick take videos of both gals running to the poice back thread a bit...stunning to see...tramatized no doubt and great relief


572 posted on 12/14/2014 10:50:58 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

Is this the girl who got away?

573 posted on 12/14/2014 10:51:15 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: txhurl

Take look at this quick take video....Running she looks like she took just a second and didn’t know for sure if the officer was there to help or with the guy she just escaped from....

https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos_h264high/5C8AE0FF811156160585726054400_SW_WEBM_1418624341882a5657bb6c0.mp4?versionId=l0mucM3g3.32AjaZaW8Hgq_cuprbLs18


574 posted on 12/14/2014 10:54:04 PM PST by caww
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To: JennysCool

She looks incredibly grateful to be saved, to me.


I meant her face is reporting not good news, especially if she was the one in the window of the store, and escaped.


575 posted on 12/14/2014 10:54:06 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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A journalist on Channel 7 just referred to the armed men outside the cafe as ‘special forces’.

She may just be clueless, but that is not normally a term used for police, but rather for - well, the special forces.


576 posted on 12/14/2014 10:54:18 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: caww; naturalman1975

CNN now says Gunman has contacted 3 media outlets and he has made two demands. an ISIL or ISIS? flag and he will release one hostage for it.
He says he wants to talk with PM Abbott.
He says there are two bombs in Café, and two somewhere else?? Around CBD I think, this woman is not a clear speaker, but I think it was an ISIS? maybe ISIL flag.

Naturalman1975 can you verify from Australian news what I heard on CNN...to make sure they got it right. Thanks.


577 posted on 12/14/2014 10:54:39 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: Kackikat

I’ve been keepin’ an eye on the enemy for a long time and know how they operate. LOL!
I have friends who think CNN is THE source for news. I watch for the garbage and counter it, via emails to those friends, with what I find at FR. :-)


578 posted on 12/14/2014 10:54:45 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: txhurl

I think so...looks like her


579 posted on 12/14/2014 10:55:00 PM PST by caww
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To: Kackikat

I haven’t heard that, but I can only monitor a couple of the news sources at a time. Now they’ve got their act together, US news may be better.


580 posted on 12/14/2014 10:56:00 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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