Thread: Hostages held in siege in Martin Place, Sydney in lockdown

News orginizations are loving it.
Carrying on with hyperbole like it's Australias 9/11.

Originally Posted by Koojo

Islam should be banned outright.

That's your answer?

After bashing out thousands of words on the topic?

Seriously?

How would you enact this 'ban' exactly?

Originally Posted by Koojo

News orginizations are loving it.
Carrying on with hyperbole like it's Australias 9/11.

Sounds like the Abbot spin-doctors are getting ready......

2 more out. Still could be up to 50 inside. Cops have not determined what the gunman wants but have ruled out a free christmas ham.

Three gunmen, one wearing a vest bomb holding unknown# of people (16 <40+), claim to have bombs planted around the city, also.

Muslim leaders condemn Sydney siege

AUSTRALIAN Islamic leaders have united to condemn the actions of a gunman responsible for the unfolding hostage crisis at a cafe in central Sydney, amid fears of possible reprisal attacks against Muslims.
UP to 30 people are believed to have been taken hostage at the Lindt chocolate cafe in Sydney's Martin Place where an Islamic flag is pressed up against one of the windows.
Police are using protocols similar to dealing with a terrorist attack.
Responding to the crisis, Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, the country's highest Islamic office holder, said he felt devastated.
"The Grand Mufti and the Australian National Imam Council condemn this criminal act unequivocally and reiterate that such actions are denounced in part and in whole in Islam," Professor Mohamed said in a statement.
"We along (with) the wide Australian society await the results of the investigation about the identity of the perpetrators and their underlying motivations behind the criminal act."
Australian Federation of Islamic Councils past president, Rehin Ghauri, said he was gravely concerned for his "Australian brothers and sisters".
"Holding people hostage like this is totally, absolutely and honestly un-Islamic," Mr Ghauri told AAP.
He hoped those behind the attack were "quickly apprehended and brought to justice".
Ben Rich, a researcher into political violence at Monash University's School of Social Sciences, said some Australian Muslims could face reprisal due to the incident.
"I can't say to what extent it's going to be, but I'd say it's quite likely," Mr Rich said.
He predicted any violence would probably not be "organised by any particular political party" but was more likely to be "just a group of guys deciding `let's go do something, let's go attack someone'".
Mr Rich pointed to reprisal attacks against Muslims following recent terror acts in Chechnya and in England, after the killing of British soldier Lee Rigby in 2013.
Keysar Trad, from the Islamic Friendship Association of Australia, said any reprisals towards Muslims would show "evil has won".
"I'm hoping that sanity will prevail," Mr Trad said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people in the cafe, and we're praying that this situation is resolved as peacefully as possible."

Muslim leaders condemn Sydney siege

"Police said they did not have precise figures on how many hostages remained in the building but Burn said "it is not as high as 30" as some reports had suggested."

More:
LIVE Sydney siege: Some hostages free, siege in Martin Place cafe continues | SBS News

Originally Posted by zygote1

criminals

exactly what they are - criminals.

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by zygote1

criminals

exactly what they are - criminals.

The minute that prick put a bandana around his forehead he became a muslim terrorist.

Just do the world a favour and martyr the fuckers.

Originally Posted by ENT

Three gunmen, one wearing a vest bomb holding unknown# of people (16 <40+), claim to have bombs planted around the city, also.

appears to be a false rumour.

Shooting is too good for these pricks , should be put in open prison with a sign -- I am a terrorist-- and let the others decide how long they live.

Night vision scope on - check
Dan 338 loaded and safety off - check.

Fire when ready.

Shouldn't be too hard to find the target, he's a beardy twat with a bandana, a backpack and a big mouth.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by ENT

Three gunmen, one wearing a vest bomb holding unknown# of people (16 <40+), claim to have bombs planted around the city, also.

appears to be a false rumour.

This came in just a couple of minutes ago;


An armed man holding people hostage in a Martin Place cafe has reportedly told hostages he has planted four bombs.

Network Ten says it has spoken with two hostages inside the cafe, who were hysterical as they relayed the man's demands.

The man said two bombs are in the cafe and the others are elsewhere in the CBD.

It's being reported the gunman claimed there are "devices" all over the city and he wants to speak to the Prime Minister live on radio.

More;
Sydney siege: 'Hysterical' hostages relay gunman's demands - One News | TVNZ

See how well gun control works, the outlaws still have them. Try this shite in Texas, Arizona or most other American States at your own peril.

I hope it all ends peacefully and without loss of life.

Stoopid koonts. Better to just enjoy the coffee and chocolate and read a good book in peace.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Better to just enjoy the coffee and chocolate and read a good book in peace.

Absolutely. They've even got Chai Latte thesedays. Custom designed for folk of that ilk.

Sydney siege casts pall over Christmas shopping

Good to see the media and corporations has their heart in the right place

"Oh no, people might get killed, and that might stop us making money!".

Originally Posted by ENT

This came in just a couple of minutes ago;

Fair enough.

Personally, I doubt it, but they have to act like it's true.

This seems like 1 or 2 mad bastards, rather than a coordinated attack.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by BobR

See how well gun control works

Mass shootings don't happen with monotonous regularity...

Periodically, I keep getting a message I cannot access this page etc. Anyone else getting this?

Not me.

It's in News, and lots of posts have been deleted. I have gotten that message before while trying to open a post that was in the process of being 'modded'.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by ENT

This came in just a couple of minutes ago;

Fair enough.

Personally, I doubt it, but they have to act like it's true.

This seems like 1 or 2 mad bastards, rather than a coordinated attack.

Seems like one mad muslim terrorist.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Seems like one mad terrorist.

Yep..