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MOSCOW, December 15 – RIA Novosti. The extremists who took hostages a shop in Sydney, require negotiations with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, said local TV channel 7News with reference to local radio.
In turn, Abbott issued a statement in which he said that it was “deeply disturbing incident “. “All Australians need to be sure that our law enforcement officers and security agencies to respond carefully and professionally,” – said in a statement the prime minister.
On Monday morning around 10:00 local time, unknown, unknown, or with weapons took hostage visitors and store personnel Lindt cafe near the building of the Central Bank in the heart of Sydney – the largest city in Australia. It is reported that at least 13 hostages, they were forced to hang out in the “Islamic” flag. Extremists no less than two, they have backpacks and belts, similar to the “suicide belt”. Police did not confirm this information.
media also reported the evacuation of the Sydney Opera House after the discovery of a suspicious object. National Security Cabinet held an emergency meeting on the situation.The government of Australia in September for the first time in history announced a high level of terrorist threat in the country. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that one of the leaders of the IG ordered his followers in Australia to carry out a number of “demonstration killings.” Terrorists have b een randomly choose victim wrapped in the flag IG and beheading.
The terrorist organization “Islamic State” proclaimed the “caliphate” in the occupied territories of Syria and Iraq this summer. IG scored the greatest force at the time of action in Syria, where he fought against government forces and gained a reputation as one of the most violent. As a result of actions of the militants killed several thousand civilians, hundreds of thousands became refugees and several thousand people are being held hostage.
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