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mackerel

(4,412 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2014, 07:08 PM Dec 2014

Hostage held at a cafe on Martin's Place

My boyfriend is freaking out of a hostage situation in Martin's Place. He was just in Sydney of the weekend and was at an eatery not far from there.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

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Hostage held at a cafe on Martin's Place (Original Post) mackerel Dec 2014 OP

Mercy shenmue Dec 2014 #1

Tony Abbott has released a statement mackerel Dec 2014 #2

glad the crisis is over, so sad that two hostages were killed steve2470 Dec 2014 #3

My boyfriend says that just don't have those kind of mackerel Dec 2014 #4

shenmue

(38,538 posts)

1. Mercy

Reply to mackerel (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 07:12 PM

Dec 2014

mackerel

(4,412 posts)

2. Tony Abbott has released a statement

Reply to mackerel (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 08:27 PM

Dec 2014

he is deeply concerned

steve2470

(37,468 posts)

3. glad the crisis is over, so sad that two hostages were killed

Reply to mackerel (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:03 PM

Dec 2014

How is Australia doing now ? Getting back to normal or too soon ?

mackerel

(4,412 posts)

4. My boyfriend says that just don't have those kind of

Reply to mackerel (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 12:47 AM

Dec 2014

violent situations very often. Some of our good friends work at the Opera House and they are still a bit nervous but our one friend went back to work today.

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