Hostages Taken In Downtown Sydney Shop.

Article by David Lear with North Carolina Gazette. 

Sydney, Australia--Police have responded to a downtown Opera House after a call of a reported hostage situation. Police could be seen with weapons drawn at the Lindt Chocolat Café in Sydney, according to one witness. The scene unfolded in the city's financial district where some of the hostages could be seen holding a Shahada flag. Update: Lone Hostage taker among three killed in Sydney cafe siege. New South Wales police commissioner says there were 17 hostages total involved in the Sydney.