See here this is the statement that the Police Actually released, giving us details of this incident in hainault which happened at around seven oclock this morning. The Home Secretary James Cleverly has posted, saying he is regularly being updated about the incident at hainault, he says my thoughts are with those affected and thank you to the Emergency Responders. You can see his post on x, he would urge people not to speculate on line all provide relevant information to the police because there will be a big Police Operation to give as much evidence about what has happened in hainault, which is what they Home Secretary James Cleverly is asking people to do. If they have any informational footage, pass it on to the police because they will be trying to put together a picture of exactly what happens, they said they were called at 7am but there will have been the build up to that. My colleague Courtney Bembridge is monitoring the developments in the newsroom. For people just developments
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Minutes. So when that statement comes, well, of course bring it to you. And of course all of this ongoing in sydney as it comes up on 6 00 local time. This siege going on now for more than eight hours. Im john vause at the cnn center in atlanta. And im natalie allen. We have been with you for several hours, and we will push on as this situation in australia continues. It is breaking news of a siege there in a coffee shop that has been ongoing. A gunman Holding People hostage at the lindt coffee shop in downtown sydney. Sky news has just informed us that the gunman is calling himself the brother, and has contacted a Radio Station and two tv stations via hostages
with demands, a conversation with the Prime Minister and an isil flag. We do know five people have managed to get out. Three men were seen running out two hours ago. Two of them were customers. The man in the blue jacket, the man in the white zirs and a few moments later there was a man wearing an apron who appeared to be a work
exclusion area is still pretty dangerous. he says, the flows of lava may have gotten colder on the surface, but when you take a sample or watch them up close, the flows are still holding so much heat. and there are also gaseous emissions. many homeowners face months of become-breaking work before their houses are functional again. many are without water because of damaged pipes. trips around the island to get basic supplies, of course, take much longer because of blocked roads. this woman says her property looked like a graveyard when she first saw it. everything was plaque. but he says she is hopeful with each loud of ash she removes that one day she ll have her house back. and the once-thundering giant in the distance will stay silent. michael holmes, cnn. now, the high-tech james webb space telescope is one step
safe. one volcanoologist says the exclusion area is still pretty dangerous. he says the flows of lava may have gotten colder on the surface, but when you take a sample or watch them up close the flows are still holding so much heat, and there are also gaseous emissions. many home owners face months of back breaking work before their homes are functional again. many are without water because of damaged pipes. trips around the island to get basic supplies will, of course, take much longer because of blocked roads. this woman says her property looked like a graveyard when she first saw it. everything was black. but she says she is hopeful with each load of ash she removes that one day she ll have her house back. and the once thundering giant in the distance will stay silent. michael holmes, cnn.