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Sydney Cafe Inquest to Shed Light on How Hostages Died
An inquest into the deadly siege in which an extremist gunman held a cafe full of people captive in Sydney opens on Thursday, amid expectation it will officially lift the lid on how two hostages died.
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Indian Sydney Seige Survivor Says He is Getting Better Every Day
Viswakanth Ankireddy, an Indian IT worker who was held hostage during the Sydney cafe siege on December 15, said Thursday that he is getting better day-by-day with his wife's support.
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
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The Lone Wolf, Self-Styled Sheikh Who Held a Sydney Cafe Hostage
Man Haron Monis, the Sydney hostage-taker killed in a 16-hour siege, was a self-styled sheikh with his own Wikipedia entry who was on bail when he emerged as a lone wolf gunman.
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Sydney Siege Ends as Police Storm Cafe. Gunman dead, Indians Held Hostage Safe
The Sydney siege was over in the early hours of Tuesday - with Australian police storming the downtown cafe where a gunman had been holding nearly 30 people hostage for 16 hours. The gunman, Man Haron Monis, died. Two hostages were also killed. Two Indians, who were among the hostages, are safe.
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Employee Freed After Sydney Siege, Infosys Thanks Australia, India
Software major Infosys on Monday thanked the Australian authorities for their efforts in rescuing the hostages, which included one of their employees, held by a terrorist in a cafe in Sydney.
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Australian Hostage Taker Named as Iranian Refugee Charged With Assault
Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in what looked like the dramatic denouement to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours.
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2 Indians Held Hostage in Sydney Cafe Are Safe, Says Government
Two Indians who were among an unknown number of people held hostage for over 16 hours by an armed man in a Sydney cafe, are safe, the Ministry of External Affairs has said.
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Sydney Siege: Father of Infosys Employee, Held Hostage, Talks to Daughter-in-Law
The father of an employee of IT major Infosys, who is among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, today said that the Australian police has assured him that everything will be fine.
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Sydney Siege: Over 15 Hours Into Hostage Crisis, Negotiations Continue
The centre of Australia's biggest city, Sydney, was locked down on Monday after an armed man held around 30 people hostage inside a downtown cafe and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihad attack. The gunman, who reportedly demanded to speak to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and an Islamic State flag, has also allegedly warne...
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Sydney Cafe Inquest to Shed Light on How Hostages Died
An inquest into the deadly siege in which an extremist gunman held a cafe full of people captive in Sydney opens on Thursday, amid expectation it will officially lift the lid on how two hostages died.
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Indian Sydney Seige Survivor Says He is Getting Better Every Day
Viswakanth Ankireddy, an Indian IT worker who was held hostage during the Sydney cafe siege on December 15, said Thursday that he is getting better day-by-day with his wife's support.
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
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The Lone Wolf, Self-Styled Sheikh Who Held a Sydney Cafe Hostage
Man Haron Monis, the Sydney hostage-taker killed in a 16-hour siege, was a self-styled sheikh with his own Wikipedia entry who was on bail when he emerged as a lone wolf gunman.
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Sydney Siege Ends as Police Storm Cafe. Gunman dead, Indians Held Hostage Safe
The Sydney siege was over in the early hours of Tuesday - with Australian police storming the downtown cafe where a gunman had been holding nearly 30 people hostage for 16 hours. The gunman, Man Haron Monis, died. Two hostages were also killed. Two Indians, who were among the hostages, are safe.
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Employee Freed After Sydney Siege, Infosys Thanks Australia, India
Software major Infosys on Monday thanked the Australian authorities for their efforts in rescuing the hostages, which included one of their employees, held by a terrorist in a cafe in Sydney.
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Australian Hostage Taker Named as Iranian Refugee Charged With Assault
Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in what looked like the dramatic denouement to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours.
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2 Indians Held Hostage in Sydney Cafe Are Safe, Says Government
Two Indians who were among an unknown number of people held hostage for over 16 hours by an armed man in a Sydney cafe, are safe, the Ministry of External Affairs has said.
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Sydney Siege: Father of Infosys Employee, Held Hostage, Talks to Daughter-in-Law
The father of an employee of IT major Infosys, who is among those being held hostage at a popular cafe in Sydney, today said that the Australian police has assured him that everything will be fine.
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Sydney Siege: Over 15 Hours Into Hostage Crisis, Negotiations Continue
The centre of Australia's biggest city, Sydney, was locked down on Monday after an armed man held around 30 people hostage inside a downtown cafe and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihad attack. The gunman, who reportedly demanded to speak to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and an Islamic State flag, has also allegedly warne...
