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Hostage situation in downtown Sydney, Australia

An armed man took around 20 people hostage inside a central Sydney cafe on 15 December morning

An armed man took around 20 people hostage inside a central Sydney cafe on 15 December morning. Images from the site. The standoff followed news reports that police had arrested a terrorism suspect in western Sydney. An Islamist flag was seen hanging in the window of the cafe. The images from the scene - in this gallery by TASS