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RT @caribnews: BREAKING: @7NewsSydney identifies Sydney cafe hostage taker as Sheik Haron Monis 

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Belgium has a hostage situation as well - coincidence ?

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Bert Staes @bertstaes ·

Hostage situation at Dampoort #Ghent officialy over, as confirmed by prosecutor's office.

‏@Daily_Star

Belgian hostage drama: Armed police storm building after man is 'taken captive' by gunmen

http://bit.ly/13pJKPi  

‏@dgtlresistance

#BelgiumSiege: Armed men enter #Ghent apartment http://buff.ly/1qR0ZD4  

‏@CalebHowe

#BelgiumSiege: Second Hostage Crisis Unfolds In Europe http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/breaking-belgium-siege-four-gunmen-take-hostages-ghent-belgium … 

‏@IBTimesUK

Picture from the scene in Ghent as hostages reportedly taken by armed men in Belgian city http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ghent-siege-hostage-taken-belgium-city-after-armed-men-storm-apartment-1479544 … 

Sydney , Australia ....

Just one hostage taker ?

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‏@AusNewsNetwork

#SydneySiege
- Entering 14th hour
- At least 15 hostages
- 5 hostages 'escaped'
- Police negotiating are ongoing
- 1 gunman - demands made

zerohedge @zerohedge ·

Sydney Standoff Update: 5 Flee, Gunman Identified; Demands Islamic State Flag, Conversation With Prime Minister http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-15/sydney-standoff-update-5-flee-gunman-identified-demands-islamic-state-flag-conversat …

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Sydney Standoff Update: 5 Flee, Gunman Identified; Demands Islamic...

The Sydney hostage standoff at the Lindt chocolate store on Martin Place continues well into its 13th hour, where the latest news is that five people have escaped with others still held inside as...

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‏@RT_com

#SydneySiege 12hr UPDATE: Gunman holds unknown number, lights off in #LindtCafe, 5 hostages escaped http://on.rt.com/y7g0d0 

#SydneySiege: 'Islamist' hostage drama in Australia LIVE UPDATES

By RT @RT_com

Up to 40 hostages are being held by an unknown individual at a café in central Sydney, Australia. A black jihadist flag was reportedly spotted at the site. Authorities have cleared the airspace over...

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‏@WilliamsJon

.@MarthaRaddatz: "One man, one gun, one flag can shut down a city". #sydneysiege #GMA

‏@1ucasriver

Sydney siege: unknown number of hostages still trapped cafe as police provide update on crisis – live http://dlvr.it/7qTmnt 

The Guardian

Sydney siege: unknown number of hostages still trapped cafe as police...

By The Guardian @guardian

Five staff and customers have escaped the siege in central Sydney where at least one armed gunman took ‘fewer than 30’ people hostage. The cafe remains surrounded by heavily armed police

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‏@ShimonPro

Police negotiators have now had contact with gunman. We will take our time police say. #sydneysiege

‏@AFP

#BREAKING Three hostages run out of Sydney siege cafe: report

‏@slvrfnx

"@australian: This is the exclusion zone currently in place in Sydney's CBD. http://bit.ly/1zTmrJp  #SydneySiege "

‏@Mikey_Nicholson

Sydney no.

MT @MarkDiStef 2 guys have arrived,swigging from bottles of wine. This is a hostage situation #sydneysiege 

‏@NewsBreaker

Scipione: "We're not dealing directly with (the hostage taker)." #sydneysiege - @W7VOA 

‏@rConflictNews

Breaking: 2GB radio confirm that they have received a phone call from inside the cafe. #sydneysiege 

Live update: http://www.conflict-news.com/live-feeds/sydney-cafe-hostage-situation/ …

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‏@W7VOA

Reuters: Commonwealth Bank, Westpac & ANZ Banking Group say have shut their #SydneyCBD branches.

‏@SputnikInt

Hostage-takers carrying 'suicide belts' take up to 13 hostages in Sydney, demand to meet with Australian PM: reports http://sputniknews.com/asia/20141215/1015837895.html …

The Telegraph @Telegraph ·

'Islamists' take 20 hostages in Sydney cafe siege: live http://tgr.ph/1Dy6MDx 

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Hostages held by 'Islamists' in Sydney cafe siege: live - Telegraph

By The Telegraph @Telegraph

As many as 40 people being held hostage in a cafe in Martin Place - follow the latest developments

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‏@zerohedge

Up To 40 Hostages In Sydney Financial District Coffee Shop, Jihadists Suspected; US Consulate Evacuated - Live Feed http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-14/13-hostages-taken-sydney-coffee-shop-jihadists-suspected-live-feed …