Martin Place Hostage Situation (5 Viewers)

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10:50pm: Elly Chen, one of the employees who fled the Lindt Cafe at about 5pm on Monday, was a talented student and athlete, according to her social media accounts.

Friends and relatives flooded her Facebook page with messages of relief that she had made it from the building.

 

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11.48 What will happen next? The Telegraph's Bill Gardner has spoken to a hostage expert, who did not want to be named, who explained officers are unlikely to go in guns blazing:
Quote There’s no reason for the police to do anything, unless they get news that the hostage is immediately about to start killing people. It’s a case of waiting to see what happens.
They will stay there until it gets dark. By two or three in the morning this guy will be almost gone, both physically and mentally. That’s the time when you want to flush this sucker out.
At this point, fatigue will already be starting to set in. You have no idea what tiredness plus extreme stress will do to the human body over a number of hours.
It’s then that the balance of power starts to shift. You don’t want to go in there when he’s still completely alert. Hopefully, he will be so tired that he will give himself up without hurting anyone. That’s the ideal result.

 

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Sky News in its rolling coverage is speaking now to a Sydney Muslim community leader, Jamal Rifi, who says NSW Police are fully aware of the identity of the hostage taker. Rifi says he personally is aware of the man’s identity. The gunman has not yet been named.

 

[liamlolz]

People, please remember that this is an actual real event currently occurring and a very serious one. While you should not be scared, some people may find it inappropriate to make jokes about a situation where peoples lives are at stake.

 

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Current twitter trends

 

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Laura Tunstall @LauraTunstall9 · 4 mins 4 minutes ago
11pm and still plenty of onlookers here at Martin Place. All eyes on the cafe door. Praying we'll see more hostages released @9NewsSyd

The #SydneySiege has entered its 14th hour – WATCH @Channel9 for LIVE updates with @Wendy_Kingston. #9News

Nine News Sydney @9NewsSyd · 12 mins 12 minutes ago
Community leader Keysar Trad, “what this man has done from a Muslim perspective is blasphemy”. #9News

 

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Nine News Sydney @9NewsSyd · 12 mins 12 minutes ago
Community leader Keysar Trad, “what this man has done from a Muslim perspective is blasphemy”. #9News

 

[Smooth Operator]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/17174725/yahoo-7-live-sydney/

Cheers.

 

[Swaan]

This might all be fake but I remember seeing the bottom picture going pretty viral on my twitter a few months ago

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B45PJaBCQAEUBDU.jpg:large

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[Rhinoz8142]

This might all be fake but I remember seeing the bottom picture going pretty viral on my twitter a few months ago

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B45PJaBCQAEUBDU.jpg:large

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inform the cops.

 

[enigma_1]

This might all be fake but I remember seeing the bottom picture going pretty viral on my twitter a few months ago

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B45PJaBCQAEUBDU.jpg:large

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gg sleep

Omg this is so scaryy

 

[Smooth Operator]

This might all be fake but I remember seeing the bottom picture going pretty viral on my twitter a few months ago

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B45PJaBCQAEUBDU.jpg:large

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WTF..

 

[Confound]

Is this legit?????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZwq5OMhT98&app=desktop

Hostage speaking

EDIT: Seems to be very legit

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYhppbxEAIgmqkTtVzif0kA

youtube channel of hostage members
:O

 

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7 News Sydney @7NewsSydney · 3 hrs 3 hours ago
NSW Police are prepared for #sydneysiege to last for days. It is approaching the 11th hour. http://yhoo.it/1uGqW3K

 

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Hostages speaking

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?sns=fb&v=BZwq5OMhT98&app=desktop
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7eOz8lyA5E
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kww2PomzyI0

Possibly fake but potentially not fake

 

[MrInoeverthin]

gg sleep

Omg this is so scaryy

Night, sweet dreams [emoji6]

 

[nerdasdasd]

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/elly-chen...d-the-martin-place-siege-20141215-127qoj.html

WTF SMH... WHY WOULD YOU POST THAT SHIT UP....

Linkedin??
UNI that she goes to????

 

[BLIT2014]

gg sleep

Omg this is so scaryy

We're going to have a sleep deprived couple of days aren't we...

 

[MrInoeverthin]

People, please remember that this is an actual real event currently occurring and a very serious one. While you should not be scared, some people may find it inappropriate to make jokes about a situation where peoples lives are at stake.

I strongly agree. Thanks for your reassurance.

 

[BLIT2014]

If you have any information to report about the situation at #MartinPlace call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000

Cath Turner @turnerscope · 11m 11 minutes ago
Police are still talking directly to the armed hostage-taker.
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Cath Turner @turnerscope · 13m 13 minutes ago
Our reporter who can see into the cafe from Ch 7 newsroom estimates there are perhaps 10 hostages still inside.


~ This is Blit, signing of for the last time tonight. Will be posting updates in the morning...