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| Sydney cafe siege: Extraordinary pictures Dramatic photographs capture onlookers' horror as hostage situation unfolds | |
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| Extraordinary pictures of hostages fleeing for their lives and police swarming around a Sydney cafe at the centre of a hostage crisis have emerged. | |
| Photographs streaming live from the scene of the Sydney siege show authorities and residents reacting with horror to the unfolding drama in their midst. | Photographs streaming live from the scene of the Sydney siege show authorities and residents reacting with horror to the unfolding drama in their midst. |
| Armed Australian police officers can be seen surrounding Lindt cafe on Martin Street, in Sydney’s Central Business District. It is believed an armed gunman is holding around 15 hostages inside the shop. | |
| Press and locals have captured photographs of the five hostages, three men and two women, who have been freed so far running into the arms of waiting police officers. | Press and locals have captured photographs of the five hostages, three men and two women, who have been freed so far running into the arms of waiting police officers. |
| Grainy images rapidly circling the net appear to also show the armed assailant. Wearing a headband decorated with Arabic writing, he has claimed there are a further two bombs outside the shop as well as two explosive devices inside the building. | Grainy images rapidly circling the net appear to also show the armed assailant. Wearing a headband decorated with Arabic writing, he has claimed there are a further two bombs outside the shop as well as two explosive devices inside the building. |
| Earlier in the siege two female hostages held a flag – again decorated with Arabic writing – against the window, where it was captured by the waiting camera. | |
| Experts continue to work on the writing on the flag, and the hostage taker's demands remain unclear. | Experts continue to work on the writing on the flag, and the hostage taker's demands remain unclear. |