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A woman is carried out of the Lindt cafe by police. Picture: Joosep Martinson (Getty Images)
1/37A woman is carried out of the Lindt cafe by police. Picture: Joosep Martinson (Getty Images)
Armed police gather outside the Lindt cafe. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
2/37Armed police gather outside the Lindt cafe. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
One of the hostages runs towards police during the Lindt cafe siege. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
3/37One of the hostages runs towards police during the Lindt cafe siege. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
4/37Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
Emergency personnel wheel an injured hostage to an ambulance. Picture: Rob Griffith (AP)
5/37Emergency personnel wheel an injured hostage to an ambulance. Picture: Rob Griffith (AP)
Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney. Picture: Rob Griffith (AP)
6/37Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney. Picture: Rob Griffith (AP)
Armed tactical response officers enter Lindt cafe building after shots were fired. Picture: Rob Griffith (AP)
7/37Armed tactical response officers enter Lindt cafe building after shots were fired. Picture: Rob Griffith (AP)
A female hostage stands by the front entrance of the Lindt cafe as she turns the lights off early in a long siege in the Sydney central business district. Picture: William West (AFP)
8/37A female hostage stands by the front entrance of the Lindt cafe as she turns the lights off early in a long siege in the Sydney central business district. Picture: William West (AFP)
Two armed tactical response officers stand ready to enter the Lindt cafe. Picture: Glenn Nicholls (AP)
9/37Two armed tactical response officers stand ready to enter the Lindt cafe. Picture: Glenn Nicholls (AP)
A wounded police officer is wheeled into the RPA hospital. He has since been discharged and has returned home. Photo: Chris McKeen
10/37A wounded police officer is wheeled into the RPA hospital. He has since been discharged and has returned home. Photo: Chris McKeen
A bomb disposal expert leaves the cafe. Picture: William West (AFP)
11/37A bomb disposal expert leaves the cafe. Picture: William West (AFP)
Armed police and paramedics take out injured people after the end of the siege at the Lindt cafe. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
12/37Armed police and paramedics take out injured people after the end of the siege at the Lindt cafe. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
Members of the media remain after the end of the Sydney siege. Picture: John Grainger
13/37Members of the media remain after the end of the Sydney siege. Picture: John Grainger
People lay flowers at a memorial in Martin place after the Lindt cafe siege. Picture: John Grainger
14/37People lay flowers at a memorial in Martin place after the Lindt cafe siege. Picture: John Grainger
Commuters cry at Martin Place after the siege ended. Picture: John Grainger
15/37Commuters cry at Martin Place after the siege ended. Picture: John Grainger
A floral tribute left after the siege in Sydney’s Lindt cafe. Picture: Mark Metcalfe (Getty Images).
16/37A floral tribute left after the siege in Sydney’s Lindt cafe. Picture: Mark Metcalfe (Getty Images).
Armed police outside the Lindt cafe. Picture: Saeed Khan ( AFP)
17/37Armed police outside the Lindt cafe. Picture: Saeed Khan ( AFP)
Early morning vigil ... Sam Tiger, right, and Abdulrahman El-Lawn pray for peace and for those affected by the siege, especially the hostages and their families. Picture: Glenn Nicholls (AP)
18/37Early morning vigil ... Sam Tiger, right, and Abdulrahman El-Lawn pray for peace and for those affected by the siege, especially the hostages and their families. Picture: Glenn Nicholls (AP)
Armed police walk back following the end of the Sydney siege. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
19/37Armed police walk back following the end of the Sydney siege. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
NSW police commissioner Andrew Scipione visits Martin place after the siege ended. Picture: John Grainger
20/37NSW police commissioner Andrew Scipione visits Martin place after the siege ended. Picture: John Grainger
A policeman and paramedic escort a hostage away from the scene. Picture: William West (AFP)
21/37A policeman and paramedic escort a hostage away from the scene. Picture: William West (AFP)
Fire fighters and paramedics wait ready for action near the scene of the Lindt cafe siege. Picture: William West (AFP)
22/37Fire fighters and paramedics wait ready for action near the scene of the Lindt cafe siege. Picture: William West (AFP)
Hostages run out of a cafe in the central business district of Sydney. Picture: Peter Parks (AFP)
23/37Hostages run out of a cafe in the central business district of Sydney. Picture: Peter Parks (AFP)
A police bomb squad bomb disposal robot top left, moves into place during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney. Picture: Glenn Nicholls (AP)
24/37A police bomb squad bomb disposal robot top left, moves into place during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney. Picture: Glenn Nicholls (AP)
Heavily armed police outside the Lindt shop in Martin Place as an injured hostage is taken to hospital. Picture: Gordon McComiskie
25/37Heavily armed police outside the Lindt shop in Martin Place as an injured hostage is taken to hospital. Picture: Gordon McComiskie
Armed police and paramedics treat an injured hostage. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
26/37Armed police and paramedics treat an injured hostage. Picture: Saeed Khan (AFP)
Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney’s Martin Place. Photo: Chris McKeen
27/37Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney’s Martin Place. Photo: Chris McKeen
A police sniper during the hostage siege. Picture: William West (AFP)
28/37A police sniper during the hostage siege. Picture: William West (AFP)
Two hostages escape out the front door of the Lindt cafe. Picture: Toby Zerna
29/37Two hostages escape out the front door of the Lindt cafe. Picture: Toby Zerna
Police forensics at the scene in Martin place after the siege ended at the Lindt cafe . Picture: John Grainger
30/37Police forensics at the scene in Martin place after the siege ended at the Lindt cafe . Picture: John Grainger
An anti-explosives robot sits at the Lindt Cafe, Martin Place. Picture: Daniel Munoz (Getty Images)
31/37An anti-explosives robot sits at the Lindt Cafe, Martin Place. Picture: Daniel Munoz (Getty Images)
NSW Premier Mike Baird visits a rapidly growing flower memorial in Martin Place.
32/37NSW Premier Mike Baird visits a rapidly growing flower memorial in Martin Place.
Ambulance crews rush in to treat the victims of the Sydney siege. Picture: Bill Hearne
33/37Ambulance crews rush in to treat the victims of the Sydney siege. Picture: Bill Hearne
A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New South Wales state police would not say what was happening inside the cafe or whether hostages were being held. But television footage shot through the cafe's windows showed several people with their arms in the air. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
34/37A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New South Wales state police would not say what was happening inside the cafe or whether hostages were being held. But television footage shot through the cafe's windows showed several people with their arms in the air. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours. A police spokesman confirmed "the operation is over," but would not release any further details about the fate of the gunman or his remaining captives. After a flurry of loud bangs, police swooped into the Lindt Chocolat Cafe shortly after five or six hostages were seen running from the building. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
35/37Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours. A police spokesman confirmed "the operation is over," but would not release any further details about the fate of the gunman or his remaining captives. After a flurry of loud bangs, police swooped into the Lindt Chocolat Cafe shortly after five or six hostages were seen running from the building. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours. A police spokesman confirmed "the operation is over," but would not release any further details about the fate of the gunman or his remaining captives. After a flurry of loud bangs, police swooped into the Lindt Chocolat Cafe shortly after five or six hostages were seen running from the building. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
36/37Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours. A police spokesman confirmed "the operation is over," but would not release any further details about the fate of the gunman or his remaining captives. After a flurry of loud bangs, police swooped into the Lindt Chocolat Cafe shortly after five or six hostages were seen running from the building. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours. A police spokesman confirmed "the operation is over," but would not release any further details about the fate of the gunman or his remaining captives. After a flurry of loud bangs, police swooped into the Lindt Chocolat Cafe shortly after five or six hostages were seen running from the building. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
37/37Hostages run to safety during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours. A police spokesman confirmed "the operation is over," but would not release any further details about the fate of the gunman or his remaining captives. After a flurry of loud bangs, police swooped into the Lindt Chocolat Cafe shortly after five or six hostages were seen running from the building. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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