At least three people have been seen with their hands raised and pressed against the windows of the Lindt Chocolat Cafe, in Martin Place.

A black flag with Arabic text has also been seen hanging in the shop window.

The flag, which has been waved behind the hostages, has white text that says: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of God."

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/25772892/syd...in-window/

There is an ISIS flag in the window.

40 to 50 hostages.

At least 2 gunmen, suspected more right now. [12:00 GMT]

The gunmen forced 2 female hostages to press themselves against the glass window of the cafe while holding up a black Islamic flag that resembles the generic black standard used by extremist groups, including ISIS back in 2007. This is NOT the same flag as the ISIS flag. [12:02 GMT]

There are at least 13 hostages right now, possibly more. [12:04 GMT]

Airspace over Sydney closed right now (unconfirmed). [12:09 GMT]

Reports of threats made against other places in Sydney according to ABC24 (CONFIRMED). [12:14GMT]

Reports that one of the gunmen is wearing a backpack and some sort of a vest. (unconfirmed) [12:24 GMT]

Suspicious package at Sydney opera house, building fully evacuated (unconfirmed). [12:25 GMT]

Gunmen have made demands on live radio to speak to the Australian Prime Minister. [12:30 GMT]

A middle-aged looking gunman has been witnessed through the window by ABC24 [12:39 GMT] (unconfirmed).

Possibly a second gunman witnessed through the window wearing a black headband with white writing in Arabic on it (unconfirmed) [12:42 GMT]

Australian PM's office releases message that the national security cabinet is holding an emergency meeting (hostage crisis confirmed), possibly Australian military response. [12:42 GMT]

Islam is humanity's cancer and its metastasizing.

Maybe Australia doesn't have a gutless leader and they will bring the hell down on these muslims.

Live coverage

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/12...rtin-place

A comment I saw on one of the websites carrying this story:

"Find the attacker. Find which community he belongs to. Find which mosque he visits. Find which mullah he is influenced by. And lock them all up forever. This is the only way to get rid of these cockroaches."

Unconfirmed but reports are saying demands have been made.

Holy schit! They're treating this as a crime and not terrorism. That comes after Abbott briefed Obama. Not sure if there's a connection or if pussificatioin can reach that far.

(12-14-2014 08:59 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  A comment I saw on one of the websites carrying this story:

"Find the attacker. Find which community he belongs to. Find which mosque he visits. Find which mullah he is influenced by. And lock them all up forever. This is the only way to get rid of these cockroaches."

Or a drone strike.

(12-14-2014 09:39 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  Holy schit! They're treating this as a crime and not terrorism. That comes after Abbott briefed Obama. Not sure if there's a connection or if pussificatioin can reach that far.

Most likely workplace violence.

I'm listening to a feed where a person asked how a guy can get a gun when they're illegal in Australia.

A joke was made about how the terrorists wants a third of their virgins up front and some Viagra.

I'd call BS on the devices all over the city.

Quote:A gunman said he had devices all over the city and demanded to speak to Abbott, local media reported. Sydney Morning Herald said a man armed with a gun held up the shop, but other media reports said there was more than one attacker. - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/au...4e0lS.dpuf

Another live feed http://www.2gb.com/listen-live

It's been confirmed, Obama has been briefed. More bad decisions to follow.

There could be suicide vests.

I wonder how much of this will prove to be accurate.

Oh god, even though the hostages were forced to hold up Islamic flags or something promoting Islam, a reporter said this could be a robbery gone bad. Will anybody call a spade a spade these days?