A 16-hour hostage siege with a lone gunman holding 17 people inside a chocolate shop ended in the early morning hours as commandos hearing gunfire inside the shop stormed in killing the gunman and ending the siege, but not before two of the hostages were killed. Jason Carroll takes a look at previous hostage situations and the outcome of the rescue attempts.
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Filed under: Sydney siege |
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It is very sad this kind of things happens. We should look at the sun every day and be merry we are part of the miracle called Life on the planet.