Sydney Cafe Hostages Held

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.

Viswakanth Ankireddy, an Indian IT worker who was held hostage during the Sydney cafe siege on December 15, said Thursday that he is getting better day-by-day with his wife's support.

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.

Man Haron Monis, the Sydney hostage-taker killed in a 16-hour siege, was a self-styled sheikh with his own Wikipedia entry who was on bail when he emerged as a lone wolf gunman.

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.

Software major Infosys on Monday thanked the Australian authorities for their efforts in rescuing the hostages, which included one of their employees, held by a terrorist in a cafe in Sydney.

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.

Two Indians who were among an unknown number of people held hostage for over 16 hours by an armed man in a Sydney cafe, are safe, the Ministry of External Affairs has said.

The father of an employee of IT major Infosys, who is among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, today said that the Australian police has assured him that everything will be fine.

The centre of Australia's biggest city, Sydney, was locked down on Monday after an armed man held around 30 people hostage inside a downtown cafe and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihad attack. The gunman, who reportedly demanded to speak to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and an Islamic State flag, has also allegedly warne...

An employee of Indian IT major Infosys is among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, Australia since early this morning, the company said in a statement today.

The Opera House in Sydney cancelled on Monday night's performances in the light of the situation in the central business district here, where over 30 people are being held hostage by a gunman at a cafe.

There is no confirmation so far on whether there are any Indians among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, Australia, since early this morning.

Australian police said on Monday that they are monitoring alleged demands made on social media by hostages being held in a siege at a Sydney cafe and the "situation is contained in one area".

The police in Sydney launched counter-terror protocol as an armed man held several people hostage inside a popular cafe on Monday morning and forced some of them to hold up a black flag with white Arabic writing against the window, sparking a security lock-down in the heart of Australia's commercial capital. The gunman has allegedly warned that fo...

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.

Viswakanth Ankireddy, an Indian IT worker who was held hostage during the Sydney cafe siege on December 15, said Thursday that he is getting better day-by-day with his wife's support.

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.

Man Haron Monis, the Sydney hostage-taker killed in a 16-hour siege, was a self-styled sheikh with his own Wikipedia entry who was on bail when he emerged as a lone wolf gunman.

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.

Software major Infosys on Monday thanked the Australian authorities for their efforts in rescuing the hostages, which included one of their employees, held by a terrorist in a cafe in Sydney.

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.

Two Indians who were among an unknown number of people held hostage for over 16 hours by an armed man in a Sydney cafe, are safe, the Ministry of External Affairs has said.

The father of an employee of IT major Infosys, who is among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, today said that the Australian police has assured him that everything will be fine.

The centre of Australia's biggest city, Sydney, was locked down on Monday after an armed man held around 30 people hostage inside a downtown cafe and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihad attack. The gunman, who reportedly demanded to speak to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and an Islamic State flag, has also allegedly warne...

An employee of Indian IT major Infosys is among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, Australia since early this morning, the company said in a statement today.

The Opera House in Sydney cancelled on Monday night's performances in the light of the situation in the central business district here, where over 30 people are being held hostage by a gunman at a cafe.

There is no confirmation so far on whether there are any Indians among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, Australia, since early this morning.

Australian police said on Monday that they are monitoring alleged demands made on social media by hostages being held in a siege at a Sydney cafe and the "situation is contained in one area".

The police in Sydney launched counter-terror protocol as an armed man held several people hostage inside a popular cafe on Monday morning and forced some of them to hold up a black flag with white Arabic writing against the window, sparking a security lock-down in the heart of Australia's commercial capital. The gunman has allegedly warned that fo...