A gunman took an unknown number of people hostage inside a downtown Sydney chocolate shop and cafe at the height of Monday morning rush hour. Two people inside the cafe hold up a flag believed to contain an Islamic declaration of faith.
Sydney, Australia, Hostage Situation
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Three Muslim men pray at the Lindt coffee shop in Sydney's Martin Place, Sydney Australia, Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014.
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A woman reacts after placing a floral tribute amongst thousands of others that have been placed near the cafe where hostages were held for over 16 hours, in central Sydney, December 16, 2014.
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Employees of the Lindt Cafe pay tribute to colleagues who lost their lives following the shootings, at a makeshift memorial at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney Australia, Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014.
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A injured hostage is wheeled to an ambulance after shots were fired during a cafe siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Dec. 16, 2014.