this is what he did. he had the globe, all of us watching because we didn t know what it was, it could have ended much worse than it did. that s why social media was being utilized and it s almost impossible to control. you send it out and it s very difficult for police to control. tony, this man, man haron monis, it was a 17-hour siege. authorities were speaking to him either collectly or through hostages for a long part of this time. how do you think they approached him? what were they looking for? well, they knew they were dealing with a sociopath. this gentleman had a history of sexual assaults and indecent exposure. he practiced black magic. they knew this man very, very well. so first they profiled the individual psychologically and they approach him to see what
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discussion right now. given what they knew about this man, authorities knew this man, man haron monis wrote threatening letters to the australian parents of servicemen who died fighting in afghanistan. they knew he d been investigated for violent acts, domestic abuse, perhaps plotting to kill his wife. given what they knew about his tendency to violence, how did that affect how this siege ended? did it necessitate going in in force more quickly? i think what happens in all sieges is they follow a very strict protocol. when a hostage is injured or threatened to be killed that s the moment authorities will move in the tactical police train with military commandos in night operations and rescues so they re well equipped to handle that kind of rescue at that tim
what australian authorities are saying is it appears he s been acting on his own. the fact he does appear to have been the only hostage taker inside the shop, the fact that, from, one of his requests was an isis flag, that he didn t have one of his own suggest he is wasn t operating under anyone s order bus seems to have done this on his own initiative. atika shubert in london tracking this man. you re seeing him right there, sheik man haron monis, apparently known to authorities both in the the united states and in australia. so we now know who this man is. but obviously authorities in australia and perhaps beyond are trying to determine if he is, indeed, as you mentioned a loan wolf or part of a bigger terror network. so much has unfolded since we spoke to you on new day. this guy says he believed he was politically persecuted. he seemed to pledge allegiance to isis. but he has a string of violent offenses and is out on bail
hostage taker inside. [ inaudible ] professor adam dolnik, thank you. i appreciate it. and thank you for joining me today. i m carol costello. @this hour with berman and michaela starts now. hello, everyone, i m john berman. i m michaela pereira. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the globe. at this hour, the hostage situation in the heart of sydney, australia, is over. nearly 17 hours after it began according to the police there, it did not end peacefully. there are reports of two deaths and three serious injuries. just a short time ago police stormed the lindt cafe where a man identified as 50-year-old iranian native man haron monis held people hostage. you can see it all developed around 2:00 a.m. local time
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