Seige in Sydney

[minestrone]

Does appear to be that way.

Yeah, whatever.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Yeah, whatever.

This guy was clearly causing trouble in Iran and was known to AUS police.

[CloudWalker]

The Gunman is identified as Man Haron Monis,



Siege hostage taker identified as Man Monis, Man Haron Monis was convicted in 2013 over offensive letters he wrote to families of dead Australian soldiers and was charged with sexual offences in October relating to his time as a self-proclaimed "spiritual leader".

Martin Place, Sydney siege gunman identified as Man Haron Monis

[cojak]

Is it deplorable/despicable? I suspect the 'utter horror' unfolding is probably rather dull at the moment, and will hopefully end without any 'horror' at all.

'Despicable rubberneckers'

An opinion piece in the Herald Sun attacks what it calls the "despicable rubberneckers who took selfies and socked back beers and wine while they gawked at the Martin Place siege 100 metres away."
"Lingering just so you can tweet a pic of yourself to your mates, or worse to grab a few coldies and settle in to watch the utter horror unfold like it's a movie at the cinema, is just deplorable," it adds.

Says the Herald Sun whose photographer has just returned grumblng that the best spots had been grabbed by 'rubberneckers'...

[minestrone]

Russia Today have spent the last hours criticising Australia foreign policy in the middle east. That channel if absolutely fruitloop.

[minestrone]

I find these group hug style social media campaigns quite cringing.

[EternalOptimist]

Crash , Bang Whallop.

Australian Special forces bust the joint.


I wish some one would start a hashtag #Ilove linzCochiees

[DodgyAgent]

The self-styled Muslim cleric was described by his former lawyer as an isolated figure.

He must have been an IT contractor

[centurian]

Just seen it on Sky News - many shots did they fire to take down one guy.

Reminds me of Private Eye article after the SAS took out three IRA members on Gibraltar.

Q : "Why did you shoot him 16 times"
A : "Ran out of bullets...."

Sadly one hostage killed...

[BrilloPad]

Crash , Bang Whallop.

Australian Special forces bust the joint.


I wish some one would start a hashtag #Ilove linzCochiees

Oh yes. The good old days like the Iran Embassy siege.

These days they are not allowed to use live ammo. They can only shout crash, bang, wallop. Its human rights you know.