Placed on the cafes window. Hello, and welcome. Police in australia say theyre negotiating with an armed man hours after he took a number of people hostage at a cafe. The siege in central sydney is being described as an ongoing situation. The lindt cafe is located in the financial district close to the federal bank and the state of parliament. Hundreds of heavily armed police are in the area. Five people ran from the cafe to safety. Its not yet clear whether they escaped or had been freed. The bbcs Richard Galpin has more. Reporter hours from inside the siege, terrified staff run for their lives. Its not clear if these two had escaped or been released, but in total, five people have now got out. It seems those still being held inside the lindt cafe have been forced to stand next to the windows. Some having to hold up an islamic flag, similar to that used by militant Islamist Groups such as Islamic State and al qaeda. But so far, the authorities are refusing to speculate on what the mot
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