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To: joseffy who wrote (822802)	12/15/2014 10:53:56 AM
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Dramatic end to Sydney siege as police storm cafe with guns and stun grenades as terrified hostages run for their lives Police stormed the cafe in central Sydney where a gunman held hostages for more than 16 hours Police moved in firing automatic weapons and throwing grenades as hostages were seen fleeing in terror from the cafe Live TV footage showed hostages running frantically from the cafe at shortly after 2am in small groups [/b ]It came hours after Man Haron Monis was been named as the gunman holding people hostage in a Sydney café The 49-year-old man lives in southwest Sydney, but is originally from Iran and a self-proclaimed sheik He was charged with accessory in the murder of his ex-wife - who was allegedly stabbed and set on fire on a flight of stairs in her western Sydney apartment block He was also arrested for the sexual assault of a 27-year-old woman in 2002 in April this year after luring her to his clinic following claims he was as 'spiritual healer' Monis was slapped with an additional 40 charges in October after more victims to come forward Monis received 300 community service hours for sending hate mail to the families of Australian dead soldiers The seige follows an unsuccessful attempt to have these charges overturned in the High Court on FridayTerror siege in central Sydney stretches into the night after gunman raids busy cafe at morning peak hourWitnesses described hostages as looking 'pained, strained' as drama enters its 12th hourFood was brought in to the hostages from the cafe kitchen as darkness fell, and the lights were turned off insideFive people, including three cafe workers, were able to flee to safety, leaving up to 15 people insideGunman was described as 'extremely agitated' after learning some hostages had escapedHe stormed the Lindt cafe in Martin Place during the morning rush hour stopped anyone from leavingHe forced hostages to hold up black flag with white writing in Arabic, an emblem linked to terror groupsPolice commanders say they will be patient while no one has been hurt and want to end the siege without violenceBy Emily Crane and Daniel Piotrowski and Sarah Dean and Louise Cheer and Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia and Leesa Smith and Heather Mcnab 15 December 2014 Police stormed a cafe in central Sydney early Tuesday where a gunman held more than a dozen hostages for more than 16 hours, firing automatic weapons and throwing grenades moments after captives were seen fleeing the buidling in terror. A scene of pandemonium erupted in the early morning just minutes after hostages started emerging from the cafe on their own or in small groups. Eleven hostages were reportedly accounted for after the police raid - Nine News reported. Sky News reported four people were injured. Live TV footage showed at least two people being taken away on stretchers but there was no confirmation of details. One hostage was seen being carried out of the building. The woman seemed quite distressed and in a lot of pain as blood gushing from her legs. After the raid, a bomb disposal robot was seen entering the cafe. The dramatic end stage of the siege came as the gunman holding the remaining captives was revealed as a self-proclaimed Islamic cleric Man Haron Monis. Monis is a 49-year-old man living in southwest Sydney, but is originally from Iran and a self-proclaimed sheik, and also sent hate mail to the families of Australian dead soldiers between 2007 and 2009, according to The Daily Telegraph. The seige in the Lindt cafe in Martin Place on Monday follows an unsuccessful attempt to have these charges overturned in the High Court on Friday, The Age reported. Monis received 300 community service hours and a two-year good behaviour bond for the correspondence, which he claims were his version of sympathy cards, sent with the help from his girlfriend Amirah Droudis. Arriving as a refugee in Australia in 1996, the hostage-taker was charged as an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife - who was allegedly stabbed and set on fire on a flight of stairs in her western Sydney apartment block in November 2013. The man's current partner was charged with murder but they both received bail as the case was deemed too weak. Read more: dailymail.co.uk Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter \| DailyMail on Facebook