Martin Place Hostage Situation (1 Viewer)

[Rafy]

Lindt Chocolate Cafe Australia
22 seconds ago
As the hostage-taking in our Café in Sydney came to an end, Lindt & Sprüngli is profoundly saddened and deeply affected about the death of innocent people. We are devastated by the loss of their lives and that several others were wounded and had to experience such trauma. Our thoughts and feelings are with the victims and their families who have been through an incredible ordeal, and we want to pay tribute to their courage and bravery.
“I’m shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible incident that has taken place in Sydney”, says Ernst Tanner, Chairman and Group CEO Lindt & Sprüngli. “I cannot believe that such an act of violence happened. I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the victims and their families. In these difficult times we all need to stand together in order to defend the values of freedom, peace and tolerance.”
Our immediate concerns are for the innocent people who were taken hostage in a place which was chosen in such a random way. We are thankful that most of the hostages who were involved in this terrible criminal act were freed by the intervention of the New South Wales Police Forces and would like to thank them for their service.
“Lindt & Sprüngli will provide any support to the victims and their families, and indeed to all our employees affected by this event. We are grateful for the support we received from the public in Australia and from all around the world”, says Steven Loane, CEO Lindt & Sprüngli in Australia.

 

[BLIT2014]

7:46am:

Road diversions around Martin Place

For those people heading into Sydney's CBD on Tuesday morning, there are several road diversions still in place.

Police will continue to maintain a perimeter around the Lindt Chocolat Cafe, at the corner of Martin Place and Phillip Street.

Police have also cordoned off Hunter, King, Phillip and Elizabeth streets.

This is the latest information from police:

• Elizabeth Street between Hunter and King Streets – closed to all traffic

• Elizabeth Street – north-bound between Market and King Street – closed to all traffic

• Phillip Street – between King and Hunter streets – closed to all traffic

• King Street – between Elizabeth and Phillip streets – closed to all traffic

• Macquarie Street – between St James Road and Hunter Street – closed to all traffic

Bus services will run according to regular schedules, although some routes will be diverted around the affected area

 

[BLIT2014]

Latest
20.45 Remember that right before the shooting started a group of six hostages burst out of the cafe and ran to freedom. It was strange - how did they get away if the gunman was right there?
A Current Affair reporter, Dan Nolan, offers this potential answer: the hostage taker had fallen asleep and several of his captives took the opportunity to run. As he awoke he started shooting at the remaining hostages, which is what triggered the police intervention.

The police wouldn't comment on reports the gunman fell asleep during their earlier press conference.


(from the uk telegraph)

 

[Trebla]

Gutted to hear that we lost two hostages . Heart goes out to them and their families.

Gonna feel so weird going to work today.

 

[futuremidwife]

It could have been from the gunman who fired shots before the SWAT team entered or it may have been accidental shooting resulting from police raid.

Nothing has been confirmed as of yet I think...

I'm sure they will verify this by comparing the type of bullet as I am sure the police + swat have different guns to the gunman. If it was police or swat, they wouldn't say anything though.


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[BLIT2014]

I'm sure they will verify this by comparing the type of bullet as I am sure the police + swat have different guns to the gunman. If it was police or swat, they wouldn't say anything though.


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Yep but it may be classified under police internal investigation so we may not find out...

 

[futuremidwife]

Yep but it may be classified under police internal investigation so we may not find out...

Yes it may not be public information. I think we will never know.


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[futuremidwife]

Even if it were the same type of gun, it could still be determined which bullet came from which gun.

Interesting! I never knew this!


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http://www.lindt.com.au/swf/eng/

Consider buying or going to the Lindt cafe in the upcoming days/weeks to show your support

 

[enigma_1]

Even if it were the same type of gun, it could still be determined which bullet came from which gun.

They're not gonna tell the public. I'm sure their families would want to know.

 

[enigma_1]

http://www.lindt.com.au/swf/eng/

Consider buying or going to the Lindt cafe in the upcoming days/weeks to show your support

Seriously? Wow. Maybe after a few days..

 

[BLIT2014]

Interesting! I never knew this!


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Someone needs to watch more crime investigation shows :0

 

[BLIT2014]

Seriously? Wow. Maybe after a few days..

Well the shop won't be opening in the next couple of days ...

But its the work of one lone man so its safeish now...

 

[futuremidwife]

Someone needs to watch more crime investigation shows :0

Lmao! You learn so much shit from crime investigation shows man!


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[OzKo]

Don't be surprised if it never reopens.

 

[BLIT2014]

m ago
08:12
Guardian Middle East correspondent, Martin Chulov, has written some analysis of the siege. It is the sum of all Australian fears over terrorism, he says:

There is another small and ill-defined number of citizens in the mix [of threats to Australia] – those who have developed grievances over the past decade and are willing to hitch themselves to a terror group’s cause to settle personal scores. The Martin Place gunman, Man Haron Monis, appears to fit this category. The self-proclaimed cleric was on bail facing dozens of charges of indecent and sexual assault, all of which he denied, and has also been accused of being an accessory to the killing of his ex-wife – run-ins with the justice system that he resented.
To many Australians, regardless of the suspect’s motivations, the siege was the sum of all fears – an event that has moved from being considered fanciful in the post-9/11 days to almost inevitable just over a decade later. More Australians per capita than almost any other nationality have travelled to join Isis and Jabhat al-Nusra, a statistic that disturbs the government and preoccupies the intelligence community.

 

[enigma_1]

Don't be surprised if it never reopens.

Nooooooooooo

 

[BLIT2014]

Don't be surprised if it never reopens.

hopefully that won't be the case

 

[BLIT2014]

"Even tourists have come to pay their respect" - @chrisurquhart at #MartinPlace #SydneySiege #MartinPl #Today9

 

[futuremidwife]

People are saying that the gunman didn't shoot them because it apparently was never his intention to kill them. I don't know what to think anymore. It was dark anything could've happened!

Heart goes out to all the families and hostages. They must be so terrified.

A question. Did the gunman try to escape?


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