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Sydney siege: 'Do you want me to shoot you, too?' father of four asked by gunman after bumping him in the street | Sydney siege: 'Do you want me to shoot you, too?' father of four asked by gunman after bumping him in the street |
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A father of four has spoken of the moment he believes he came face-to-face with the gunman currently holding people hostage in a Sydney café, before the siege began. | A father of four has spoken of the moment he believes he came face-to-face with the gunman currently holding people hostage in a Sydney café, before the siege began. |
Craig Stoker told the Australian Daily Telegraph that he visited the Lindt café to buy a coffee on Monday and was walking down Phillip Street when the gunman apparently walked past him, bumping him with his bag. | Craig Stoker told the Australian Daily Telegraph that he visited the Lindt café to buy a coffee on Monday and was walking down Phillip Street when the gunman apparently walked past him, bumping him with his bag. |
“He was wearing a black T-shirt with white writing on it and a headband and carrying a blue bag,” Mr Stoker told the newspaper. | “He was wearing a black T-shirt with white writing on it and a headband and carrying a blue bag,” Mr Stoker told the newspaper. |
The blue bag bumped into him, and Mr Stoker believes he felt “something hard in it”. | |
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Mr Stoker, from Eastlakes, said he told the man to “watch where you are f**king going,” and said the man turned around and responded with: “Do you want me to shoot you, too?” | |
Mr Stoker said he was “pretty freaked out” by the incident, adding that he “looked in to the man’s eyes and they were crazy”. | Mr Stoker said he was “pretty freaked out” by the incident, adding that he “looked in to the man’s eyes and they were crazy”. |
It was some time later that Mr Stoker learned of the hostage situation inside the café in Martin Place. | It was some time later that Mr Stoker learned of the hostage situation inside the café in Martin Place. |
Police negotiators have revealed they suspect they now know the name of the gunman, but have asked media not to reveal his identity. | Police negotiators have revealed they suspect they now know the name of the gunman, but have asked media not to reveal his identity. |