Hostage Situation - Martin Place, Sydney

[NotAMagpieBogan]

Watching live TV right now, hostages with hands held up against the windows. Chilling and scary images

Flag held up against window, from memory, it looked to be the Black ISIS flag. Last camera angle showed the people walking in the background of the building with black bandanas

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Can see that one man through the window with hands up, scary...

 

[Doss]

http://www.theage.com.au/nsw/police...-at-lindt-chocolate-cafe-20141214-127824.html

 

[Sydney Bloods]

just got on to post about this, my buildings been evacuated it's at the lints restaurant across the road.

 

[Sydney Bloods]

can't see anything from the street.

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

On TV it seems like the whole of Martin Place has been evacuated

 

[Sydney Bloods]

the entire block has i dont know if its the whole place, *ly they brought us out of the building into martin place and around the block.

cops telling everyone to keep going.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear]

The sh!t is about to hit the fan...

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

Seems like the hostages have taken their hands down from the windows

EDIT: hands back up on the window

ISIS Flag confirmed

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Indeed looked like the bottom of the ISIS flag.

The sh!t is about to hit the fan...

You think it's ISIS?

 

[the_interloper]

If only Abbott had stopped the boats.

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

You think it's ISIS?

They had a quick shot of a flag, was definitely the ISIS flag, they now just confirmed it

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

holy s**t.

 

[croweater 41]

Wow this is bat s**t crazy

 

[Sydney Bloods]

moved us all the way back to the botanical gardens.

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

Hands back down, ISIS flag lowered

 

[Roobs321]

Placement near Channel 7 newsroom is a chilling indication of what is going on. Heart goes out to people involved, hoping for the best.

 

[Quivorir]

Only one (reported) guy doing this correct?

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

Only one (reported) guy doing this correct?

Not sure yet, one person was seen in the background, but more are possibly in there, just not visible

 

[Quivorir]

Watching on sky news now. Scary s**t. Just saw a photo of the hostages against the window too. Chilling.

 

[croweater 41]

moved us all the way back to the botanical gardens.

Do you work in Martin Place Bloods? Or did you just happen to be there this morning?

 

[ManWithNoName]

It's not an ISIS flag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Standard

 

[Richard Cranium]

Jesus, just saw footage of them up at the window. Chilling is definitely the right word. Couldn't keep watching...

 

[Zidane98]

Hands up again. Can't believe this.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Would have to be more than one, especially if there was 50 people in there...