chenGOD Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2014/dec/15/sydney-siege-reports-of-hostage-situation-inside-martin-place-cafe-live?CMP=soc_568 30 hostages in a cafe in Sydney, hope none of them are WATMMers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Been watching this on Al Jazeera for a while now. Scary shit. Edit: I've been reading about airplane hijacking epidemic of the 60s and 70s lately, makes me think live the media coverage of this could be similarly contagion spreading. /dread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Scary. I hope the terrorist gets slapped when all of this is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 sorry gang, i'm still alive. however, these are my demands: 2 iced lattes with cinnamon sticks a bag of skittles to throw at seagulls glass coke bottle from when cocaine was still in the formula a getaway car that only plays nightranger and motely crue Would you like the getaway car to be Knight-Rider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 It's one guy, and he's more likely another mentally unstable man, like the two attacks we had in Canada the other month. Hey and you know, count your blessings, at least you don't have to worry about the cops shooting you, or an angst-ridden high-schooler, or a crazy hillbilly, or your lover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondonervan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Shit kicking off in Belgium now Belgium siege: Armed men enter Ghent apartment (BBC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Shit kicking off in Belgium now Belgium siege: Armed men enter Ghent apartment (BBC) Was just about to post this one, but it's already confirmed to be unrelated to the Sydney situation or ISIS, no relation with terrorism at all according to what I just read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondonervan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Shit kicking off in Belgium now Belgium siege: Armed men enter Ghent apartment (BBC) Was just about to post this one, but it's already confirmed to be unrelated to the Sydney situation or ISIS, no relation with terrorism at all according to what I just read. Aye, got a bit caught up there and neglected to add further detail, thanks Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 still seems to be happening here in syd! the demands have been posted on social media but the newspapers have been asked not to print them until it's over. i don't know where to find them but i am curious Someone compared the hostage taker with a character from Four Lions, apparently he brought the wrong flag and is demanding that he is given an ISIS-flag in return for a hostage. Not sure if this is true, but if it is... edit: one of the hostages has posted the demands apparently: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 he has asked for an isis flag and the flag he has had so far is very similar and jihadi related. seems like a minor detail. the fact that the cops haven't rushed the place or sniped the guy implies a bomb threat I thought that too, but I recognize it: a fellow student wore a beanie with the same thing on it... Used by the wrong groups, but in origin not a hostile 'slogan', apparently. https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/25776171/explainer-this-is-not-an-islamic-state-flag/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 https://twitter.com/DailyMailAU/status/544403765575839744 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZwq5OMhT98https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7eOz8lyA5Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kww2PomzyI0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Livestream here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOJWvZt7a5cSome really nasty comments in that sidebar by IS-supporters. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 aaaaand they're offline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 i miss compson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 The comments in that chatroom on the livestream - fucking hell... Yeah that's fucking mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 internet trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 paywalled^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Atom Dowry Firth Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 what are they? racist? pro is? Pro IS. Probably a large amount of those comments are being posted by people actually in IS, although they do have supporters around the world too. It's all about getting attention and trying to spark hatred. Ignore it. The dude is obviously frustrated by his 'message' being stifled, that's a good thing. Also, those people taking selfies and not giving a fuck? Yeah that's the right thing to do too, not a bad attitude to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 paywalled^ This, can't read beyond "Iranian self-styled sheik who is on bail for accessory to murder was last night holding 15 people hostage in a Sydney cafe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Atom Dowry Firth Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Of course they're trolls, probably posting from IS territory in Iran where intelligence agencies can't do anything about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricone RC Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Really hope the media doesn't jump on the Terrorist bandwagon - it's likely just another mentally-ill chronic petty criminal twat, like the Canadian fella. They just ally themselves with the terrorist cause-du-jour because it gives them some bullshit sense of purpose. And if it wasn't for all the media publicity and political bombast, people like this wouldn't even know about these terrorist causes and would be more likely to stick to good old petty theft. Shit like this is not solved by drone strikes in far off rag-head land, but by the police and social services. Hope this shit gets dealt with as peacefully as possible (obvs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thanks for that Mesh! The identity has just been revealed by the media btw: http://www.theage.com.au/nsw/martin-place-sydney-siege-gunman-identified-as-man-haron-monis-20141215-127sxt.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Really hope the media doesn't jump on the Terrorist bandwagon they already have, within the first half-hour of it happening. of course they're gonna, even if it's just one fool with a gun affiliating himself with a terrorist party. does that count as an actual terrorist act, if it's just one lunatic? I don't know. the reactionary commentary started immediately, both from colleagues and from randoms on the street blabbering into their phones. I walked past the place several times this morning. not much going on, just a cordon with press and onlookers ringed around it, while the standoff carried on inside. the doorway to the cafe is on the corner obscured by the kiosk, facing away from onlookers. lots of other city buildings, besides the nearby ones which were evacuated, were locked down by their own security when the news first emerged, although they relaxed a bit later. after that, most people went home. city was empty by afternoon. which allowed me to get some shit done that I wouldn't have been able to otherwise due to queues/congestion. what a tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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