Caught in that building out of there safely. The motive of the gunman is unclear, but earlier, a black flag with arabic writing was placed on the cafes window. Were also going to look at how australias jihadist problem is bigger than this hostage situation. Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington, and 11 00 p. M. In sydney where police are 15 hours into a hostage situation at a local cafe in the center of the city. A gunman has been holding staff and customers at the Lindt Chocolate shop cafe in martin place in the citys Central Business district. As you can see from this map, the state Parliament Building is nearby as is the reserve bank. This is usually one of the safest areas in the entire country. There is still no sign of the situation coming to an end. Authorities say they are in touch with the gunman, but its not clear what is behind his actions. The australian Prime Minister tony abbott has described them as politically motivated. The area we know is in lockdown. Po
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