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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Sydney Siege Survivors Tell of Terror at Hands of Gunman
Survivors of a 16-hour siege in a Sydney cafe in December, today, told of their terror during the deadly standoff, as a jihadist gunman threatened to kill people "one by one".
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Lindt Cafe Siege Victim Reportedly Shot Dead by Police: Reports
One of the victims of Australia's Lindt Cafe stand-off was reportedly killed by a police bullet when she was caught in the crossfire between the gunman and the cops, media reports said today.
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Anti-Terror Police Arrest Two in Australia
Australian counter-terrorism police have arrested two men in Sydney, officials said on Wednesday, a day after warnings of heightened "terrorist chatter" in the aftermath of the fatal cafe siege in the city's financial hub.
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Social Media - The Hostage That Eluded Sydney Siege Gunman
One hostage the Sydney siege gunman failed to take this week was social media.
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Sydney Hostages Pleaded For Sick, Elderly, Young
The Sydney hostages pleaded for help - for those among them who were pregnant, sick and elderly
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
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"Lone Wolf" Australian Hostage-Taker Had Violent, Unsettled Past
Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee described by those who knew him as a loner, was killed early on Tuesday after heavily armed police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Cafe to end a 16-hour hostage drama that made global headlines.
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Sea of Flowers As Australia Mourns Siege Hostages
Tearful Sydney office workers and Muslim women in hijabs laid flowers on Tuesday at the scene of a deadly siege, as an outpouring of grief and shock gripped the usually easy-going harbour city.
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Sydney Siege: Second Indian Hostage Also an Infosys Employee
There was not one but two Infosys employees inside Lindt cafe in Sydney when an armed man laid siege to it, holding 17 people hostage.
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Victims Killed in Sydney Hostage Drama Identified
Two hostages who have been killed in the 17-hour-long hostage drama at a cafeteria in Sydney were identified as the manager of the Lindt Chocolate cafe and a lawyer.
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Australian Hostage Taker Named as Iranian Refugee Charged With Assault
Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in what looked like the dramatic denouement to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours.
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Sydney Siege: Police Say Hostage Situation at Cafe Over, No Word on the Fate of the Gunman Yet
A swarm of heavily armed police stormed a cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours.
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Sydney Siege: Hostage Taker is Iranian Refugee Man Haron Monis, Say Police Sources
An Iranian refugee charged with sexual assault and known for sending hate letters to the families of Australian soldiers killed overseas is the armed man holding an unknown number of hostages in a Sydney cafe, a police source said on Tuesday.
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Sydney Siege Highlights Danger Of 'Lone Wolf' Attacks
Australia's dramatic siege in which a gunman displayed an Islamic flag follows months of warnings about "lone wolf" attacks, and experts said authorities must think harder about how to tackle the problem.
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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Sydney Siege Survivors Tell of Terror at Hands of Gunman
Survivors of a 16-hour siege in a Sydney cafe in December, today, told of their terror during the deadly standoff, as a jihadist gunman threatened to kill people "one by one".
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Lindt Cafe Siege Victim Reportedly Shot Dead by Police: Reports
One of the victims of Australia's Lindt Cafe stand-off was reportedly killed by a police bullet when she was caught in the crossfire between the gunman and the cops, media reports said today.
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Anti-Terror Police Arrest Two in Australia
Australian counter-terrorism police have arrested two men in Sydney, officials said on Wednesday, a day after warnings of heightened "terrorist chatter" in the aftermath of the fatal cafe siege in the city's financial hub.
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Social Media - The Hostage That Eluded Sydney Siege Gunman
One hostage the Sydney siege gunman failed to take this week was social media.
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Sydney Hostages Pleaded For Sick, Elderly, Young
The Sydney hostages pleaded for help - for those among them who were pregnant, sick and elderly
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
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"Lone Wolf" Australian Hostage-Taker Had Violent, Unsettled Past
Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee described by those who knew him as a loner, was killed early on Tuesday after heavily armed police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Cafe to end a 16-hour hostage drama that made global headlines.
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Sea of Flowers As Australia Mourns Siege Hostages
Tearful Sydney office workers and Muslim women in hijabs laid flowers on Tuesday at the scene of a deadly siege, as an outpouring of grief and shock gripped the usually easy-going harbour city.
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Sydney Siege: Second Indian Hostage Also an Infosys Employee
There was not one but two Infosys employees inside Lindt cafe in Sydney when an armed man laid siege to it, holding 17 people hostage.
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Victims Killed in Sydney Hostage Drama Identified
Two hostages who have been killed in the 17-hour-long hostage drama at a cafeteria in Sydney were identified as the manager of the Lindt Chocolate cafe and a lawyer.
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Australian Hostage Taker Named as Iranian Refugee Charged With Assault
Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in what looked like the dramatic denouement to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours.
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Sydney Siege: Police Say Hostage Situation at Cafe Over, No Word on the Fate of the Gunman Yet
A swarm of heavily armed police stormed a cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours.
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Sydney Siege: Hostage Taker is Iranian Refugee Man Haron Monis, Say Police Sources
An Iranian refugee charged with sexual assault and known for sending hate letters to the families of Australian soldiers killed overseas is the armed man holding an unknown number of hostages in a Sydney cafe, a police source said on Tuesday.
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Sydney Siege Highlights Danger Of 'Lone Wolf' Attacks
Australia's dramatic siege in which a gunman displayed an Islamic flag follows months of warnings about "lone wolf" attacks, and experts said authorities must think harder about how to tackle the problem.
