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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2014 23:35:10 GMT -1
Twitter's breaking news..hostages in downtown Syd?
What's happening, Oz? Nothing on mainstream news channels here.
Hope everyone's ok there.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2014 1:33:43 GMT -1
Breaking news here seemingly wrongly ID'd this as being an I*i* attack. Mainstream news now reporting live from Sydney. Some armed nutjob's holding hostages in a cafe.
Talk of the Opera House being evacuated as well over a 'suspicious package'--- could be something or nothing.
Abbot's on the radio now saying events 'could' be politically motivated, given the location at Martin Place, financial centre and home to war memorial.
40 people are being held hostage and used as human shields.
For shame. Bastard needs to find a shred of humanity and give himself up before he takes others with him on his pointless quest.
Fucking hell.
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Post by ozneil on Dec 15, 2014 1:43:48 GMT -1
Yes nutter or nutters with Islamic flag have taken up to 50 hostages in Lindt Cafe in Martin Place in financial & commercial heart of City . Claims to have bombs elsewhere including Opera house Opera house Ok staff being allowed back in.
Fingers crossed
Cops are very calm. Lots of armed cops. They are trying to calm situation.
Evacuating near by buildings.
Be back if anything happens
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2014 1:57:53 GMT -1
So so sorry you guys are now caught up in the madness.
Here in Scotland, we thought we were kinda immune to mental jihadists, we reckoned nobody'd attack us because we're a decent tolerant society.
We were wrong.
Equally wrong to jump to conclusions re motivation of this particular bastard and that's probably the sane way to go. Could be a random nutter.
The worst of it is though, the entire world's making its mind up and looking to blame Islamic extremists. Even if it's NOT them in this case, the damage is done.
Oh Here's NWS polis conf now. Hard to listen to the grief in their voices.
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Post by ozneil on Dec 15, 2014 2:09:38 GMT -1
Police say no contact and one guy
It is an Islamic flag he is forcing hostages to hold in window
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Post by ozneil on Dec 15, 2014 4:12:39 GMT -1
5am your time
3 escaped, 2 customers thru' front door staff member thru' fire escape ... less hostages than first thought
negotiators now in contact
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Post by ozneil on Dec 15, 2014 5:07:15 GMT -1
6am your time
2 Waitresses have escaped ... just little girls
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Post by ozneil on Dec 15, 2014 18:48:11 GMT -1
siege is over ... 2 hostages dead , a man and a woman, several wounded including a cop the Terrorist is dead! This says it all One of the girls that escaped
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Post by ozneil on Dec 15, 2014 20:10:00 GMT -1
Sydneysiders are some people.
A twitter site called "I'll ride with you" has started by people who will travel with Muslim women who are scared to travel alone in case they are vilified. It has had lots of offers
A young Muslim lass tweeted she was wearing wearing a jihad & was sent home early from her office, as were the rest of the staff. She was scared of any backlash because of the siege so she tried to get a taxi but couldnt , however 2 ladies insisted she share theirs. They took her to one of the ladies' house who then insisted on driving her the rest of the way home.
The lass posted it to thank the ladies for their kindness as she didnt get their names. She thought one was called Mita
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Post by ozneil on Dec 16, 2014 0:50:21 GMT -1
Final Bit from me on it
Terrorist lost rag when 6 escaped so he started shooting .
Lady, a barrister, was killed defending her pregnant friend. Guy, cafe manager, was killed when lunging at Islamic Terrorist to try and get gun from him. Then cops arrived, one was wounded before they got him all over in seconds. They thought he had a bomb in his back pack. Bomb squad confirmed he hadnt. 2 fantastic people so sad and needless
Nothing but praise for the cops from all quarters
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Post by notanimby on Dec 16, 2014 5:28:32 GMT -1
Sydneysiders are some people. A twitter site called "I'll ride with you" has started by people who will travel with Muslim women who are scared to travel alone in case they are vilified. It has had lots of offers A young Muslim lass tweeted she was wearing wearing a jihad & was sent home early from her office, as were the rest of the staff. She was scared of any backlash because of the siege so she tried to get a taxi but couldnt , however 2 ladies insisted she share theirs. They took her to one of the ladies' house who then insisted on driving her the rest of the way home. The lass posted it to thank the ladies for their kindness as she didnt get their names. She thought one was called Mita No wonder she couldn't get a ride and was sent home early if she was wearing a jihad Where was BRUCE Smeaton when you needed him? I spotted an article on the "I'll ride with you" phenomenon yesterday morning here and thought - how really touching of folks
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 18:41:32 GMT -1
Final Bit from me on it Terrorist lost rag when 6 escaped so he started shooting . Lady, a barrister, was killed defending her pregnant friend. Guy, cafe manager, was killed when lunging at Islamic Terrorist to try and get gun from him. Then cops arrived, one was wounded before they got him all over in seconds. They thought he had a bomb in his back pack. Bomb squad confirmed he hadnt. 2 fantastic people so sad and needless Nothing but praise for the cops from all quarters Grim, Oz, just grim A mother of three under 10s, it appears. And the cafe manager, another decent innocent guy. We got a little background on the perpetrator this morning, apparently on bail for other offences and 'well-known to police'. We're being told it's a one-off nutjob as opposed to *organised* bastardry of the extreme Islam variety. Pointless savagery, all the same. So sorry Sydney's now been touched by it too. We hear the Taliban's latest public relations exercise involves the murder of tiny children at school in Pakistan. We need to stay outraged and keep our resolve not to be cowed by the cowardly. They don't speak for the vast majority of peaceable, decent Muslims.
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Post by bormes on Dec 16, 2014 18:57:23 GMT -1
Taliban went into a school today in Pakistan and executed CHILDREN and teachers. Use of suicide bombers in the attack. Shades of the school in Russia in this attack? The life blood is publicity for these scum so it is a pity they have to get so much. Regarding the Oz situation, I feel that with the LITTLE information we have, I am very surprised he was NOT shot as there was a number of opportunities and the authorities knew by then he was a known danger. It would seem from the info so far, someone did not have the balls to give the green light to slot this scumbag. Probably frightened of the flack from the PC brigade if they had given the go ahead? Two innocents dead because someone had no balls? We must not forget, you have to deal with people in the language THEY understand, that means in the Taliban case, talking from a weak perspective is useless.
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Post by ozneil on Dec 16, 2014 19:14:22 GMT -1
replies First WOOPS I meant Hijab, got mixed with "h" & "J" next to each other on key board. Cabs in Sydney in mid afternoon are as scarce as hens' teeth , shift change, and as a result cab sharing, though illegal, is quite common
the animal was Iranian a refugee given sanctuary here in 1996 because his life was in danger This is how he repaid out generosity. He wrote nasty letters to relatives of soldiers killed in Afghanistan, was implicated in the murder of his ex-wife and was charged with sexual assault. Cause of the PC weak bail laws (terrified of remanding an innocent , innocent till proved guilty etc) he was released on bail . He was on bail when he committed the atrocities. Others must have known his intent eg Where did he get gun? out gun laws for that type of weapon are tight. Another employee, an Asian student, who was running late swears he saw 3 of them at the entry to cafe , one went in and 2 walked away by time he got there he saw what was hapening.
Pakistan outrage is dreadful these people arent human. We can only hope that the outrage the people feels removes any vestage of help for the Taliban
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Post by ozneil on Dec 16, 2014 19:20:40 GMT -1
No Bormes.
They were scared he had a bomb in his back pack, as claimed and which he never took off. He also claimed to have planted 4 bombs in the vicinity.
The cops went in on the first shot got the people out then sent in a robot and a guy in bomb gear to check out his back pack. Thankfully there wasnt a bomb. These guys, the cops, went in knowing they could be blown up but went in anyway to get the people out.
Very brave men
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