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We begin in sydney where a 16 hour hostage crisis is now over. Authorities say three people including the gunman were killed when police stormed a cafe in the heart of australias largest city. Four others including a Police Officer were hurt. The Sydney Police commissioner was asked why Police Officers moved in when they did. They played the call because they believed at that time if they didnt enter there would be many other lives lost. What had changed . Well i think that events that were unfolding inside the premises led them to the belief that now was the time to actually deploy and they did. Al jazeeras kim vanel has the story on the end of the standoff. Hostages take their moment and run for their lives. Moments later, police stormed central sydney cafe. One officer seems to throw a stun grenade then a flash explosion. Paramedics were quickly there and ran towards the building. One woman could be seen being carried out. The siege began during monday morning rush hour. The woman w
No trains or planes, belgium grind to a stop as a 24 hour strike gets under way we begin in australia where an armed man is holding an unknown number of people hostage inside a cafe in central sydney. This is the scene in martin place, which has been in lock down since this siege started at 9 45am local time. Its 10 oclock at night, and much of the area remains cordoned off. Well be live in sydney with correspond Andrew Thomas in a moment. First a look at how the events unfolded. Reporter this woman is running from the scope of a hostage taking in sydney. A number of people have escaped from a cafe where they were held near martin place station. Others were trapped inside, and have been all day. Prime minister tony abbott says the hostage taker is politically motivated. This is a disturbing incident. It is profoundly shocking that incident people should be held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation. Reporter here a hostage that escaped is taken away by police. The in
Austerity measures. An armed man is Still Holding an unknown number of people hostage inside of a cafe in the australian city of sydney. Most of the Central Business district has been in lockdown since the seen started at 5 45 local time. These are live pictures from outside the cafe with those people are still being held. Lets get the latest from andrew thomas, who joins us live from sydney. The situation sass draghas dragged in to the night. It is now 1 00 a. M. Give us a sense of what is happening around the cafe. It seems very quiet. It does seem very quiet. Not only in the immediate vicinity but the streets as well. The lockdown began at 9 45 in the morning sydney time. There were line of ambulances and police vehicles. They have moved on, but this whole area, the sydney cbd. Its the square that is normally bustling on a monday morning with office workers, there is a television station based than square, and justin days before christmas in the main shopping district as well as the
Twoday fed meeting begins tomorrow. Crude prices, bouncing off the new 5 1 2 year lows. Looking to come back since their worst week since 2012. Consortium led by bc led by petsmart. Latest on the continuing hostage situation in sydney, australia. Futures on the rise, so are crude prices which fell to 5 1 2 year lows stock markets seven week winning streak ended with a thud and the selloff on friday. Last week the dow fell 3. 8 . S p down 3. 5 , almost every major average, jim, every major sector, was down except utilities, barely got into the green for the week. I went over the chart this weekend and they were amazing. The number of companies, stocks rolling over here, maybe it can be reversed but i see the oil futures hanging by a thread. We go to 57, 56, s p futures will be down. Were just not in a moment right now where people are actually distinguishing between winners and losers. Utility move was part because people feel u. S. Will need more power because they are bond market equi