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15 Dec 2014
Nine News Sydney reports that Premier Mike Baird and the New South Wales police commissioner will hold a press conference within the hour.
15 Dec 2014
We are still waiting for an official update of any injuries or deaths in the Sydney siege. Sydney police are unable to confirm a time frame in this regard.
15 Dec 2014
Sky News reports that one hostage has been killed and that the hostage-taker has been killed.
15 Dec 2014
Still no official word on casualties, but it is widely reported that two people are dead, including the gunman, and that three people are critically injured.
15 Dec 2014
The moment when at least five hostages ran out of the building before the police breached the scene.
15 Dec 2014
At least one police officer has been injured, and four hostages have been taken out on stretchers, according to Sky News.
15 Dec 2014
Reports say that one of the people carried out on a stretcher had a white cloth over the face, meaning either a casualty or it could have been the hostage-taker.
15 Dec 2014
Here's a recap of what happened in the past couple of minutes:
- A couple of hostages, at least 5, ran out of the café.
- Moments later, it seemed that police breached the scene and loud gunfire and explosions could be heard.
- Paramedics entered the scene, performed CPR. A woman was carried out in the arms of two people, and then two people were carried out on stretchers.
- A bomb removal robot has been dispatched into the café.
