10am to 4.30pm (6.5 hours)
EVIDENCE:
Field Work: Notetaking - Record of SYDNEY SIEGE
NOTES:
- court buildings shut down
- 9.44am armed hold up began
- 13 hostages in windows
- gunman with beard and headband with white writing
- hostage made contact with SYDNEY radio for 30 secs 'ordered police to move out of the area, had to go and then hung up' (reported according to 9 news)
- tweet saying 'hostage: police should push back from cafe'
- RAY HADLEY talking to hostages as gunman asks for the conversation to go live to air - given a password by hostages over next phone call
- Possible IEP (improvised explosive device)
7News Brisbane </7NewsBrisbane> retweeted
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Geoff Breusch </gbreusch/status/544300414150008832> Re #MartinPlace says 'there was a Qld connection' to planned terrorist arrest that occurred earlier this morning in Sydney.
- QLD police ordered onto the streets in response to the SYDNEY seige
Lebanese Muslim Assoc President says Australian Muslim leaders meeting to see if community can help:
- lebanese and australian association says these terrorists are after publicity and coverage - 'if he is smart enough to let the people go... he should hand himself over' 'islam is about tolerance'
PM speaks:
* NSW police responding
* unknown motivation for incident
* police and security of utmost professionalism ready and able to respond
* scare people out of being themselves
* contact national security hotline for suspscious activity
* PM Contact with NSW Premier
* business as usual, midyear economic anf fiscal outlook as planned
* disturbing incident ast this time
* NSW police to remain in charge of situation and operation details
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Original:
Negotiators at the Martin Place Siege in Sydney have made contact with the gunman involved.
It's been over six hours -- an undisclosed number of people have been held in the Lindt Cafe at Martin Place, with only 3 men being released.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says the gunman's motive is still unknown...
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Original:
Three people were seen fleeing the Lindt Cafe in Sydney, following a 6 hour siege.
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Original:
Three people were seen fleeing the Lindt Cafe in Sydney, following a 6 hour siege.
The siege continues as an armed man still holds a number of people hostage after only letting the 3 men go.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says Police are doing all they can...
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Edited:
Three people have fled the Lindt Cafe in Sydney - following a 6 hour Siege.
An Armed man remains in the Cafe holding a number of hostages.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says Police are doing all they can...
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Original:
Three men have fled from the Lindt cafe in Sydney where a hostage situation has taken place since 10am this morning.
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Edited:
Three people have fled the Lindt Cafe in Sydney - following a 6 hour Siege.
An Armed man remains in the Cafe holding a number of hostages.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says Police are doing all they can...
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Original:
Three men have fled from the Lindt cafe in Sydney where a hostage situation has taken place since 10am this morning.
The men are unharmed and remain in police care while a number of hostages are still inside the cafe.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says the number of hostages is still unknown...
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Edited:
Three men have escaped from the Lindt Cafe in Sydney -- following a hostage situation that began at 10am this morning.
They remain unharmed and with police -- while other hostages are still in the Cafe.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says the number of hostages is still unknown...
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Edited:
Three men have escaped from the Lindt Cafe in Sydney -- following a hostage situation that began at 10am this morning.
They remain unharmed and with police -- while other hostages are still in the Cafe.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says the number of hostages is still unknown...
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