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
Smoke raises behind an Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters took control of Saadiya in Diyala province from Islamist State militants
A Zaman journalist holds a placard at the headquarters of Zaman daily newspaper in Istanbul December 14, 2014
National Security

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Reuters
December 15, 2014
A hostage runs towards a police officer outside Lindt cafe, where other hostages are being held, in Martin Place in central Sydney December 15, 2014
A woman is seen in a window of the Lindt cafe, where hostages are being held, at Martin Place in central Sydney