The gunman, earlier named as Iranian cleric Man Haron Monis, took an as yet unknown number of people hostage shortly before 10:00am (AEDT) on Monday.A beheading in Liverpool, two soldiers murdered in Canada... and now Sydney, Australia.
Monis, who was granted political asylum in Australia, was on bail for a string of violent offences, including being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife.
Coming soon to a neighbourhood near you?
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"Look on the bright side."
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LAST WORD: I got nuthin'
“People actually took selfies in front of the #SydneySiege, so it’s officially give-up-on-humanity o’clock,” wrote Samantha Escobar