- December 15, 2014
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At about two in the morning local time, Australian police stormed Lindt Cafe in Sydney, where an armed man held more than 16 hours of the hostages. As soon as the assault began, he heard explosions and shooting.
Presumably, the police used firecrackers to disorient criminal.
Before this cafe ran at least six others. Shortly after the assault ran more than ten.
Several people have taken out on a stretcher from the cafe.
As the correspondent from the scene, people held hostages killed.
The police confirmed that the siege is over cafe. However, after the storming of the police continued to inspect the premises cafes.
Name known
Earlier, police named the Australian people held hostage in a cafe in Sydney – Charon is Man Monis, a refugee from Iran who received political asylum in Australia.
It is reported that before he was charged with sexual assault: at the time of the attack he was at large after being released on bail.
The lawyer described his client IHRA closed as a man acting alone.
Earlier it was reported that five people were able to escape from the cafe Lindt, captured armed man on Monday morning.
A spokesman Lindt, which is the owner of the cafe, said that at the time of capture in the building were 10 employees and 30 visitors. The exact number of hostages are still unknown.
The footage shown on Australian television, were seen at least three hostages who stand with their hands up in front of the window, and next – a black flag with the inscription in Arabic.
Reporter Bi- BBC Frank Gardner notes that the flag appears briefly in the cafe, reminds those that use the IG militants. However, it is not an exact copy.
Australian Muslim organizations said they are shocked by the incident. They stated that they pray for the hostages and the peaceful settlement of the situation.
Correspondent BBC BBC in Sydney notes that the police conducted an operation, unprecedented first residents of the city.
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