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Radicalized because of consequences of foreign policy. >> weve seen obviously -- im sorry, mika. we obviously see that in great britain. weve been seeing riots in the suburbs of paris for a decade now. obviously a lot of countries in europe have reasons to worry that this could happen there next, right? >> yeah. and again, were very quick in the west to deploy military sources. i mean, theres been this big discussion about whether you deploy troops on the ground and how you tackle the situation....

Information. >> the one thing i can say is if people are being contacted by hostages, particularly the media, we would ask that you put those people and ask them to ensure that the man inside speaks to police. speaks to our trained negotiators. they are the people that can resolve this and can help them in this situation and certainly they are available and would be looking to talk to the man thats got control of that particular building right now. >> tom, what do you make of what hes asking for...

To tweet out. this is not just a hostage play. its a media play. this ties into the social message we were talking about before. we have to keep that in mind. we overreact in just the way richard was talking about. >> iwonder if it indicates a level of sophistication to a point. >> weve seen how isis uses social media on youtube, twitter, facebook to actually get their message across. i think whats really interesting about -- theres a big question at the moment about why we dont know his name or...

Calls from inside there, which certainly is unusual for a situation like this. >> a couple of updates on this and then were going to touch base on the situation in belgium. the company which is the coffee shop being held right now posted a message on his facebook page thanking the public for its support and say theyre deeply concerned over this incident praying for everybody inside. obviously the prime minister says that it is profoundly shocking that innocent people should be held hostage like ...

They dont want to release his name. could that indicate something more? what do you surmise from that? >> its an interesting question. we do know that around 70 people australian citizens have traveled to syria to fight alongside militant groups including isis and we know that around 20 of those people have actually returned back again. we know that the u.k. has a policy and i think tony abbott is trying to go along the same lines are making it difficult for people who do travel to syria to actu...

And reports out of australian papers this morning reporting that the hostages are actually being allowed to keep their telephones. they are allowed to text the conditions. some texting that the situation is dire and they need to get out as soon as possible. but there is no doubt theres been a concerted effort to get information out from inside the chocolate store. the propaganda out of the situation in there and with the hostage reportedly -- or actually, the kidnapper reportedly telling one new...

Terrorism but we do know that a jihadist flag black with arabic writing was displayed in the window with the hostages are being held. several local media outlets report they were contacted by the hostages. they had two demands. an isis flag and a meeting with the prime minister. here is prime minister tony abbott. >> australia is a peaceful, open and generous society. nothing should ever change that and thats why i would urge all australians today to go about their business as usual. >> and as w...

The area is cordoned off. there is massive police presence. snipers, special operations teams are here in addition to regular uniformed officers and people are watching the situation trying to determine whats going to happen next. i would say though that its all a very calm scene. there have been some media outlets which have been contacted by a number of hostages and they have said some of the demands that the gunman and we know there is at least one gunman. its not clear as to whether or not t...

There arent clear demands. if he took a situation like this saying i want individuals released from prison and australians brought back, just that he wants an isis flag and a chance to speak to the prime minister is enough to make me question a little bit. >> so its 10:00 p.m. in the night in australia right now. were not showing live pictures of the chocolate cafe where at least 30 people or about 30 people are being held by a gunman because it is an active crime scene. we have on the phone rig...

Governmentwise, regionally what may be happening and what australia is doing with counterparts around the situation like this. >> theres not much they can do regionally on this particular incident. in the future, theyll talk about the different allies that are working together to confront isis and not only in iraq and syria but capital by capital with intelligence coordination to try to prevent this from happening again. again, if its a lone wolf, theres not a lot you can do. if this guy is conn...