Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe on
Tuesday to free several hostages being held there at gunpoint, in a
dramatic end to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours, a
Reuters report stated.
Media said three people,
including the gunman, had been killed. New South Wales police declined
to comment on the reports, and it was not clear whether the fatalities
occurred during the rescue operation itself.
Heavy gunfire and blasts from stun grenades filled the air shortly after 2 am local time (1500 GMT on Monday).
Moments
earlier at least six people believed to have been held captive managed
to flee the scene after several loud bangs were heard coming from the
cafe.
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