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						World watches end of Sydney cafe siege
				





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Hostages Flee Sydney Cafe Just Before Siege
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                    Hostages flee the Lindt Chocolat Caf in downtown Sydney moments before heavily armed police officers storm inside. A self-styled sheikh held several hostages at gunpoint in a siege lasting more than 16 hours. Photo: AP.
                




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				AS the siege exploded in Sydney’s Lindt Cafe, the world watched.
				



In the United States, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC and other 24-hour news channels had already dedicated most of their Monday morning programming to coverage of the emergency.When the situation climaxed with hostages fleeing and heavily armed authorities storming the cafe in Sydney’s central business district, people around the world watched live.







World watches ... in the United States, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC and other 24-hour news channels dedicated most of their Monday morning programming to coverage of the emergency. Picture: CNN
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CNN switched programming to the Seven Network’s coverage.FOX News switched to Australia’s SkyNews.The New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the UK’s Independent and Times, France’s Le Monde and other news websites were dominated by the harrowing photos of hostages running for their lives.THE GUNMAN: WHO IS SHEIK MAN HARON MONIS?RESCUED: WEEPING HOSTAGES FREED IN RAID







Live drama ... when the situation climaxed with hostages fleeing and heavily armed authorities storming the cafe, people around the world watched live. Picture: Fox
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Constant updates ... the BBC covered the cafe siege story throughout the night in Britain. Picture: BBC
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‘L’assaut a Sydney’ ... Le Monde led their online news coverage with the cafe siege. Picture: Le Monde
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The hostage situation also transfixed the Twittersphere, with #sydneysiege trending on Twitter overnight.Also storming social media was the #IllRideWithYou campaign, as people moved to squash Islamophobia by offering to give Muslims a ride to work today.#sydneysiege my heart is broken tonight. But it is still sent to the victims who have died, been injured, their families and their friends x— Mandy K (@amadkra) December 15, 2014 
Australia's response to the terrorism is overwhelmingly nice #illridewithyou #sydneysiege— sam (@samkhalidd) December 15, 2014 
Today I wear the Australian flag in support of the innocent people affected by #sydneysiege pic.twitter.com/SgwRs0O6tL— Jessica Bone (@acissejBone) December 15, 2014 








Harrowing ... ‘The Times of London’ splash with the Sydney siege story on their website’s homepage. Picture: The Times
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Blow by blow ... the Uk’s Independent had up-to-the-minute news of the cafe siege to the end. Picture: The Independent
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At the White House, US President Barack Obama was briefed on the situation by his top counterterrorism adviser, Lisa Monaco.Mr Obama’s pressing concern was the safety of his citizens from the usually well guarded US consulate in Martin Place.The consulate issued an emergency warning to its citizens “to maintain a high level of vigilance and take appropriate steps to enhance personal security”.Leaders around the world also watched the situation closely.“I was briefed overnight on the siege in Sydney,” British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted.“It’s deeply concerning and my thoughts are with all those caught up in it.”The Indonesian government, through its foreign ministry, released a statement condemning the actions of the hostage taker.“The Indonesian government states that acts of terror cannot be justified with any reason,” it said.







Blanket coverage ... international coverage was dominated by harrowing scenes from the Sydney siege. Picture: MSNBC
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“The Indonesian government, in this case the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Indonesian representatives in Australia, will keep monitoring closely and carefully developments in the incident.“Indonesian representatives in Sydney are also closely co-ordinating and communicating with Australian authorities, the Indonesian community in Sydney and the Muslim community in Sydney.”Other allies offered support.Canada’s thoughts and prayers are with our Australian friends, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted.India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose police just arrested ISIS’s alleged global social media publicist, also tweeted the events in Sydney were disturbing.“Such acts are inhuman and deeply unfortunate. I pray for everyone’s safety,” he wrote.New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was one of the first world leaders to contact Mr Abbott.In a statement, Mr Abbott said “our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the two deceased hostages, the wounded and the other hostages”.“I commend the courage and professionalism of the New South Wales Police and other emergency services involved.”






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