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Minutes. So when that statement comes, well, of course bring it to you. And of course all of this ongoing in sydney as it comes up on 6 00 local time. This siege going on now for more than eight hours. Im john vause at the cnn center in atlanta. And im natalie allen. We have been with you for several hours, and we will push on as this situation in australia continues. It is breaking news of a siege there in a coffee shop that has been ongoing. A gunman Holding People hostage at the lindt coffee shop in downtown sydney. Sky news has just informed us that the gunman is calling himself the brothe...

Know, in the past couple years we thought of terrorist attacks as sudden, an explosion or they'll capture someone and behead him. but this is being drawn out. in some ways, the fact that it's drawn out and sighieeing it plat over a long period of time is more dangerous than a sudden explosion. >> justin hastings, we talked with you earlier, we appreciate you talking with us again out of hawaii. >> we should mention he's with the university of sydney. so he has an understanding of the current terrorism situation in australia. we've also been hearing more from witnesses in sydney. they've been c...