CNN New Day December 15, 2014 12:31:00
Are not talking about a quiet area. this is the cbd of sydney. next door very close to the lindt cafe is the u.s. consulate, the headquarters of the reserve banks, as well asthma josh tv network which is across the road. so you have to presume this gunman armed, according to police, with a shotgun, also carrying a backpack. we don't know what is inside that backpack. he has chosen this location to get maximum coverage. we have yet to confirm how many hostages he has. police refusing to give us a number. however, as we know, over the course of the afternoon, at least five hostages have managed ...
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