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Outlets and other news sources that the gunman has been an accessory to murder. the murder of his ex-wife. who was stabbed and set alight. and is out on bail for that accessory charge. that being the most recent of a series of extremely serious charges. and that authorities are saying and media outlets here in australia are saying that is the gunman at the cafe just a couple hundred yards from where im standing now. the gunman still has hostages there. now, this drama began at about 10:00 this m...

Six other people, including a police officer, were injured. the gunman has been identified as a self-declared sheik from iran. he was granted political asylum back in 1996. and this was not his first encounter with law enforcement. monus was facing multiple accusations of assault and is being charged with accessory to murder of his ex-wife. his former lawyer describing monus to the australian broadcasting company. >> monas seized the chocolate cafe right after rush hour on monday morning. hostag...

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He has been a thorn in the side of law enforcement for years. he was a self h-proclaimed shai, it wasnt as if he had some official designation for that. and there were a number of times when he had been in trouble. the most recent one, and quite dramatic, was when he was named as an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife. and this was a murder in which she was stabbed and then set alight. but he was given bail as he was awaiting facing those charges. it was during that time that he was on bail t...

Cafe. moments before the raid several hostages were seen fleeing the scene, armed raised and in a panic. after it was over three people were dead, including two of the 17 hostages. a 34-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman and the gunman. six other people, including a police officer, were injured. the gunman has been identified as 50-year-old man hardon monis, self-declared sheikh from iran. australia granted him political asylum in 1996. this was not his first encount teryl with law enforcement...

Of australia and now he has murdered. >> i have worked with people for 25 years and i spoke with judges and they were disoriented. people were coming from egypt saying we need political asylum and ended up jihadist. the question is, not what are you afraid of, what do you want to do here? thats the second part that he has not been successful with. what is your ideology? >> whats your impression? is this someone who is just crazed or part of a jihad group? i mean, how do you identify or describe ...

He called terrorist campaign by allying itself with the u.s.-led coalition that has targeted -- >> but theres no evidence of a direct connection with isis or any terrorist group? >> so far theres no direct connection that we see. theres also no direct connection that we see with a larger group. it seemed that he acted on his own. >> jim, from the suspected gunmans background, he faced more than 40 charges of sexual or indecent assault. in 2013, he was charged with being an accessory to the murde...

For you now. >> the cameras showed this was no robbery. >> standing at the windows with their hands up to the window. theyre not moving. >> some of them held up a black flag with arabic writing. >> we are being tested today in sydney. the police are being tested, the public is being tested, but -- >> well, clearly, we are having problemses with the report. in the end, of course, they did get the gunman. shot him dead. paramedics then rushed in to help the injured. one of them, police officer, sh...

Past. the radical group has lost urged so-called lone wolf attacks abroad. either way, terror has come to australias largest city. alex rossi sky news. . >> the hostage situation appears to be another -- chief intelligence correspondent. >> reporter: within hours of the siege, the suspects online presence included a reportedly plan for isis was suspended. well known to australian authorities, a self styled muslim cleric has been accused of being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife. a fixt...