It's going down in Sydney
Dec 14th 2014, 11:15 pm
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It's going down in Sydney
Merry Christmas Australia
Dec 14th 2014, 11:16 pm
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
Sydney siege: reports of hostage situation inside cafe – live | Australia news | The Guardian
Any Aussie source recommendations?
Any Aussie source recommendations?
Dec 14th 2014, 11:17 pm
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Dec 14th 2014, 11:17 pm
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
Sydney siege: reports of hostage situation inside cafe – live | Australia news | The Guardian
Any Aussie source recommendations?
Any Aussie source recommendations?
Dec 14th 2014, 11:18 pm
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
gosh just read this, hope everyone comes out safely
Dec 14th 2014, 11:19 pm
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
Thanks for the links guys.
Dec 14th 2014, 11:21 pm
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
Feel sick
Dec 14th 2014, 11:47 pm
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
Let's hope this is not the day we've all dreaded would come. Hope all the people in and around Lindt cafe are kept safe and their families have them home soon.
Dec 15th 2014, 12:02 am
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
Yeah, this should be happening at Nakatomi Plaza, not Martin Place.
Police seem to be cordoning off most of the CBD, plus the Opera House has also been evacuated despite being over a kilometer away from the scene.
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Dec 15th 2014, 12:03 am
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And one of the major hospitals apparently as there is some guy with a suspicious package missing in the building.
Dec 15th 2014, 12:06 am
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
Apparently it's two nutters with a shotgun each. Arguably, had this happened in the US, they would have been in body bags by now...
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Dec 15th 2014, 12:07 am
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
They are saying it's not ISIS but another Islamic group.
Dec 15th 2014, 12:08 am
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Re: It's going down in Sydney
OH has been in lockdown, but says that his office at least is being sent home by car- no trains from where he is at Circular Quay.