Islamists take 20 hostages in Sydney cafe siege

[Devonian]

Reports are just coming in claiming Islamists have taken hostages in a Sydney Café:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...-live.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-30473983

http://www.9news.com.au/National/2014/12...rtin-Place

This is still a developing story, but the signs are not good, picture show what looks like an IS Flag being held up in the window.

Following the recent events in Canada, its can only be a matter of time until something happens over here....

[Sunna]

thanks dev ,just tuned in to bbc news , over 100 cops seal off café , isis flag on show ,siege close to parliament, reports that 2 gun men hold up to 20 hostages.

[Carnebwen]

Wow, if only there were someway of predicting who would carry out these attacks. Perhaps some form of ideology that they follow or something.

[Tigs]

wont end well if they are really IS

[NorthernRaider]

Until the west finally decides if it is going to get serious about this Islamic fifth column such events will continue unabated, Its no use getting angry or outraged because the west is not going to do what is necessary to protect the non Islamic parts of society.

[Midnitemo]

this sounds wrong but if it had to happen somewhere then Australia is the place....they will deal with it properely.....what I mean by that is they're not afraid to do what's required and they will prosecute there action's to the fullest.

[Carnebwen]

And if they don't they may have a cronulla v.2 on their hands.
News just in that he was an asylum seeker from 1996. That won't help immigration related sentiment at all. Murmurings are that this could be a false flag to distract from the budget that was going to be released. But that's more a conspiracy theory.

[bigpaul]

they are saying now its a well known Iranian hate preacher.

[Devonian]

Well given the way that hostages seem to be escaping (assuming their release hasn't been negotiated) it's looking more and more like a plot from the 4 Lions movie!

[bigpaul]

siege has now been ended by armed police who stormed the building. right......back to prepping!