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After a firestorm of gunshots rang out in the heart of downtown decideny, authorities still piecing together what set off the chap of events, forcing heavily armed police to storm the cafe freeing the hostages inside. >> they made the call because they believed at that time, if they didn't enter, there would have been many more lives lost. >> some have said 34-year-old tori johnson, the cafe's manager may have grabbed the hostage taker-gun. but authorities wouldn't comment on those accounts. shots were heard from the street during the struggle johnson was killed. 38-year-old katrina dawson, a ...

This terrifying ordeal. after a firestorm of gunshots rang out in the heart of downtown sydney, authorities still piecing together what set off the chain of events, forcing heavily armed police to storm the lindt chocolate cafe freeing the hostages inside. >> they made the call because they believed at that time if they didn't enter, there would have been many more lives lost. >> reporter: some have has t said 34-year-old tori johnson, the cafe manager, may have grabbed the hostage-taker's gun but authorities wouldn't comment on these accounts. shots were heard from the street. during the stru...

Including two still wearing their barista aprons. now, the gunman seems to have made three demands. through hostages posting them on social media. the first that he wants a specific isis flag. also that he wants to speak on the phone to australian prime minister tony abbott and that the media tell what he calls two other brothers. presumably his accomplices. he said according to one hostage tweet, that there are two more bombs in the city. bottom line, jose so far, about a dozen, we believe, hostages inside, no injuries to anyone in the cafe. but a very tense standoff indeed. now entering the ...

Australia, the country's biggest city in the busiest area of sidney near the government buildings and a major shopping district. up to 30 people are being held inside the lindt cafe in sidney happening around 9:45 a.m. people were shopping and getting coffee and going to work. five people did escape. they rushed out of the cafe at different times. it will be interest to hear from them. als also, hostages inside were forced to put a flag in the window and the hostage taker is being said to be asking for an isis flag to be brought to him. and a meeting with the prime minister. we're getting word...

Apprehended or taken down or do you even have a number of how many gunmen? >> look, what i heard is there were ten gunmen. as i understand it, one has been wounded and taken alive by kenyan authorities. the police and the military were working in tandem to retake the building. as i understand it, the police had it from the ground floor and kenyan military troops landed on the roof and were trying to flush out the building that way. as i mentioned earlier, the gunmen are still inside and there are still hostages inside. >> martin cuddihy, keep us posted as you get more information. terrible sit...