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Whats happening now? Goodness, they must be so frightened!
 

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If he's letting them escape, whats the whole point of a hostage? People are spectualting this is a government set up to have a reason to increase milatry spending, and hire more intellgient services. And once again, the conspriacies begin.
He's probs letting them escape gradually in order to show his cooperation with the police and to show no trouble, and for his demands to be carried out maybe?
 

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People are spectualting this is a government set up to have a reason to increase milatry spending, and hire more intellgient services. And once again, the conspriacies begin.
I think this is just a marketing thing, the cafe just wants publicity.
Or maybe the mofo was planted there by joe hockey to distract away from the myefo $40.1b increase in budget deficit.
 
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UPDATE: "We can confirm that one of the people who escaped is being treated for shock, with no injuries reported." - @cokeefe9 #9News
 

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6:36pm: Burn says that the situation is now unfolding as a "negotiation" with the armed person.

She said the approach was the deal with the situation "peacefully."

"It might take a bit of time but that is our approach."

"We will be working into the night if this situation continues and we will be looking at arrangements for tomorrow."

6:35pm: Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn is now providing an update on the hostage crisis

"We know that there are people being held in the building at Martin Place. We know that there is a person who is armed also in the premises."

6:32pm: NSW Police have requested that all demands reportedly made by the gunman through hostages not be made public.

This blog is retracting reports of multiple demands that had come from a number of media outlets, including Fairfax Media.
 

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Police have allowed me back into Martin Place newsroom - gunman is clear - white shirt, black cap, unshaven, holds poss pump action shotgun
 

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Update from NSW Police

Burn says that there will be an exclusion zone in place around Martin Place, but otherwise people should come into the city as normal.

"It is a sensitive negotiation," she said.

"We are prevented from providing a great deal of information. Please be assured though that all police resources are in place.

"We have the best negotiators in the world."
 

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Wow, an infraction? we were discussing a valid point. No need to join in mods.
 

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We are probably some of the very few public who knows what his 3rd demand is :(
 

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