Video grab shows armed police taking up position near Sydney’s Lindt cafe, where hostages are being held

Armed police take up position near Lindt cafe in Sydney’s Martin Place, where hostages are being held, in this still image taken from video from Australia’s Seven Network on December 15, 2014. Dozens of hostages were trapped inside the central Sydney cafe on Monday, with local television showing some being forced to hold up a black flag with white Arabic writing in the window, raising fears of an attack linked to Islamic militants. REUTERS/Reuters TV via Seven Network/Courtesy Seven Network (AUSTRALIA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
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