Heather that drama played out. As frightened hostages making a break for freedom. Running to officers and some appeared injured and in need of medical assistance. This follows an intense landoff followed more than 16 hours. Groups of hostages managed to get out at different types. We dont know how they got out or if they were released of the Police Spent Hours negotiating with the gunman. He is an iranian refugee with a violent criminal past. We have fox team coverage. Greg palkot with breaking details from london. James rosen live from the white house where the Obama Administration has been monitoring the situation overnight and laura tunstil live from australia. You what is going on now and how did it play out the past hour or so . Evidently we did lose lauras signal from australia. You can just imagine the chaos from the scene and overwhelming amount of cell phone traffic. There were reports about possibility of a explosion. You see a bomb be tech. Often times they jam the cell phon
Pakistan. A school. Gunmen have stormed the school in peshawar. At least 20 people dead, including 17 children. This is according to the Health Minister of pakistan. Lets get to amanisha with the story. Reporter this is turning out to be a horrific attack. Taliban has claimed responsibility saying it sent in six attackers with suicide vests. Those attackers were given orders to target anyone in that school who seemed like they might be, you know, reaching puberty and up. They were supposed to give minors safe passage and free range to target military personnel. Horrendous details on this. Anything between 500 and 700 students still stuck in the school. It is not clear if it is a hostage situation. To repeat the number of fatalities. The number just rose sharply. We initially heard 4 and now 20 of those now dead. Two teachers and one attacker. Police have confirmed to our office in islamabad, there is a military operation under way. Gunfire was heard a short time ago. It has now ceased.
Watch this. What do we want . Dead cops when do we want them . Now much more on that disturbing video coming up. But first tonight a 16hour standoff in sydney, australia, came to a dramatic end today when police stormed a cafe in which an armed iranianborn man held a total of 17 hostages. Police say three people were killed including the gunman and two hostages. Four others were wounded. Foxs own Catherine Herridge is standing by in washington tonight. And she has all the details. Catherine. Thank you, sean. A counterterrorism source tells fox news tonight theres little doubt the hostage is an act of islamic terrorism. But the question is whether the suspect, Man Haron Monis was a member or acted alone. It really makes isis in that way much more lethal and dangerous than al qaeda was as far as being able to stop and anticipate these attacks. Since the spring isis has gained momentum and swept across iraq. At least 20 americans with legal permanent residents have tried to help the terro
Breaking details on a manhunt outside philadelphia for a suspected gunman who apparently went on a housetohouse rampage and may not be finished. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Well begin with the world lead. A brazen act of terror in the heart of down toitown sydney ha officials on high alert in australia and right here in the u. S. Two hostages confirmed dead. A 34yearold man and a 38yearold woman with four others in the hospital. The gunman, an islamic extremist and criminal known to Law Enforcement was killed at the scene. At this very moment, investigators are scouring the crime scene, interviewing witnesses and poring over the digital footprint of the man who turned cafe workers and customers into captives in a busy retail hub in sydney, australias most populous city. Over the course of the 16hour standoff, we witnessed scenes such as this one, horrified hostages forced to hold up the black islamic flag. Five hostages managed to escape during the ea
Leader . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following two breaking stories this hour. Explosions and gunfire as police storm a cafe in the heart of sydneys Business District in a bloody end to a marathon hostage standoff. Two hostages are dead along with the gunman, a selfdeclared muslim cleric. The siege began nearly 17 hours earlier when the gunman well known to Australian Authorities entered the cafe. As police surrounded the area, hostages inside were forced to hold up a flag with arabic writing and to post the gunmans demands on social media. A number of hostages escaped during the course of the siege. Police say theyre still sorting out the details of exactly what happened. And our other breaking news, a massive search is under way right now in pennsylvania for a man suspected of killing six people at multiple sites near philadelphia. Officials say all the victims have a familial relationship to the suspect. Homeland security chairman congressman mike mccaul is st