An unknown number of hostages are being held inside a central Sydney, Australia cafe where a black flag with white Arabic writing could be seen in the window, local television showed on Dec. 15, raising fears of an attack linked to Islamist militants.
CBC News: Australia hostage standoff – 5 people exit Sydney cafe (VIDEO)
One of the hostages runs towards police from a cafe in the central business district of Sydney on December 15, 2014. Five people ran out of a Sydney cafe where a gunman has taken hostages and displayed an Islamic flag against the window, witnesses and police said December 15, adding that no one has yet been harmed.
