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Police Storm Sydney Hostage Siege Cafe

Heavily armed policemen stand guard outside the building containing the Lindt cafe, where hostages are being held, at Martin Place in central Sydney December 16
Heavily armed policemen stand guard outside the building containing the Lindt cafe, where hostages are being held, at Martin Place in central Sydney December 16 / Reuters
December 15, 2014

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Police on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where a gunman has been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 15 hours, and heavy gunfire was heard, a Reuters witness at the scene said.

Moments earlier, at least six suspected hostages were seen running from the scene of the siege.

(Reporting by Colin Packham and Lincoln Feast; Editing by Mike Collett-White)

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