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Sydney Siege Gunman Fired At Hostages But Missed: Lawyer
The inquest was told that police had hoped to "contain and negotiate" with Monis, who was armed with the gun and thought to have a bomb in his backpack. It was later discovered to be fake.
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Australian Siege Cafe to Reopen This Week
An Australian cafe where a gunman inspired by the Islamic State group took customers and staff hostage in a deadly siege will reopen on Friday, a spokesman said.
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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 Cafe Inquest to Shed Light on How Hostages Died
An inquest into the deadly siege in which an extremist gunman held a cafe full of people captive in Sydney opens on Thursday, amid expectation it will officially lift the lid on how two hostages died.
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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 Siege: 82-Year-Old Former Wimbledon Pro Among Hostages Who Made Daring Escape
The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John O'Brien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead.
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Sydney Hostages Pleaded for Sick, Elderly, Young
The hostages in Sydney pleaded for help - for those among them who were pregnant, sick and elderly and for those who were young and deserved a shot at a decent life.
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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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Timeline of the Sydney Cafe Siege
Two hostages and an extremist Iranian-born gunman were killed today in a 16-hour siege that ended when police stormed a cafe in central Sydney.
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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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Sydney Siege Ends as Police Storm Cafe. Gunman dead, Indians Held Hostage Safe
The Sydney siege was over in the early hours of Tuesday - with Australian police storming the downtown cafe where a gunman had been holding nearly 30 people hostage for 16 hours. The gunman, Man Haron Monis, died. Two hostages were also killed. Two Indians, who were among the hostages, are safe.
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Sydney Siege Gunman Fired At Hostages But Missed: Lawyer
The inquest was told that police had hoped to "contain and negotiate" with Monis, who was armed with the gun and thought to have a bomb in his backpack. It was later discovered to be fake.
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Australian Siege Cafe to Reopen This Week
An Australian cafe where a gunman inspired by the Islamic State group took customers and staff hostage in a deadly siege will reopen on Friday, a spokesman said.
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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 Cafe Inquest to Shed Light on How Hostages Died
An inquest into the deadly siege in which an extremist gunman held a cafe full of people captive in Sydney opens on Thursday, amid expectation it will officially lift the lid on how two hostages died.
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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 Siege: 82-Year-Old Former Wimbledon Pro Among Hostages Who Made Daring Escape
The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John O'Brien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead.
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Sydney Hostages Pleaded for Sick, Elderly, Young
The hostages in Sydney pleaded for help - for those among them who were pregnant, sick and elderly and for those who were young and deserved a shot at a decent life.
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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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Timeline of the Sydney Cafe Siege
Two hostages and an extremist Iranian-born gunman were killed today in a 16-hour siege that ended when police stormed a cafe in central Sydney.
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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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Sydney Siege Ends as Police Storm Cafe. Gunman dead, Indians Held Hostage Safe
The Sydney siege was over in the early hours of Tuesday - with Australian police storming the downtown cafe where a gunman had been holding nearly 30 people hostage for 16 hours. The gunman, Man Haron Monis, died. Two hostages were also killed. Two Indians, who were among the hostages, are safe.
