Watu kadhaa wanashikiliwa mateka Sydney

[Marire]

Baadhi ya waliookolewa kutoka ndani ya mgahawa wa Lindt


Watu kadhaa wanashikiliwa mateka na mtu mmoja au zaidi wenye silaha katika mgahawa wa Lindt mjini Sydney, Australia.

Mamia ya Polisi waliojihami kwa silaha wamezingira eneo lilipotokea tukio hilo.

Takriban watu watatu wameonekana ndani ya mgahawa wakiwa wamenyanyua mikono juu wakiwa wameiegesha kwenye dirisha wakiwa wameshika bendera nyeusi ikiwa na maandishi ya kiarabu.
Mmoja wa waliokuwa ndani ya mgahawa ambao uliovamiwa na watekaji nyara mjini Sydney

Waziri Mkuu wa Australia Tony Abbot amesema tuki hilo linahuzunisha sana.

Abbot amesema haijajulikana nani alihusika na tukio hilo hata hivyo anahisi huenda ni njama za kisiasa na kuwa tayarikamati ya usalama ya taifa imepewa taarifa.

Kamishna wa Polisi wa South Wales Andrew Scipione amesema tukio hilo halichukuliwi kuwa la kigaidi lakini imethibitishwa kuwa kuna mtu mwenye silaha anayewashikilia mateka watu kadhaa.

Mashahidi wa tukio hilo wamesema walimuona mtu akiwa na begi na silaha akiingia kwenye mgahawa, polisi wamefunga eneo hilo, barabara na kuwaondoa watu katika eneo hilo.

CHANZO: BBC

 

[Moisemusajiografii]

Hatari sana mkuu.

 

[Gambamala]

A gunman is holding staff and customers hostage at a cafe in Sydney, Australia.


The Lindt cafe in the city centre is surrounded by armed police. Officers have made contact with the gunman.

Five people have been seen running from the building. It is not clear how many remain inside. A black Islamic flag has been displayed at the window.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it was "profoundly shocking" that people were being "held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation".

He was speaking after chairing a meeting of the national security committee in Canberra.

Earlier Mr Abbott said: "Australia is a peaceful, open and generous society - nothing should ever change that and that's why I would urge all Australians today to go about their business as usual."


Senior police officers say they are on a footing "consistent with a terrorist event".
The incident began as people were arriving for work in Martin Place on Monday. Witnesses saw a man with a bag and gun walk into the Lindt chocolate shop and cafe.
Lindt said about 10 employees and 30 customers were thought to be inside at the time. Nearby offices were evacuated and police asked people to remain indoors and away from open windows.
The BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney says an enormous police operation is in place, on a scale few Sydney residents will have seen.

For More Info: BBC News - Sydney siege: Hostages held in Lindt cafe

 

[idoyo]

Australian commandos have stormed a cafe in Sydney, ending a siege by a gunman identified as an Iranian refugee who took dozens of people hostage.

Two people died, along with an Islamist gunman, after commandos stormed a cafe in Sydney, Australia, to bring to an end a 16-hour siege.

Local media have named those who died as Lindt cafe manager Tori Johnson, 34 and lawyer Katrina Dawson, 38.

Four people were injured, including a policeman hit by shotgun pellets.

Central Sydney was put in lockdown as the gunman, identified as an Iranian refugee, seized dozens of hostages early on Monday.

The Lindt Chocolat Cafe is located in Martin Place, a busy shopping area in Sydney's financial district.

The gunman, named as Man Haron Monis, forced some of the hostages to hold up a black Islamic banner at the window of the cafe.

Monis received political asylum in Australia in 1996 and was on bail facing a number of charges.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the "horrific incident" at the cafe had been "tragic beyond words" and there were "lessons to be learned" from this "brush with terrorism".

"These events do demonstrate that even a country as free, as open and as generous as ours is vulnerable to acts of politically motivated violence but they also demonstrate that... we are ready to respond," he told reporters.

Flags are to fly at half-mast across New South Wales to honour the victims.

A 34-year-old man and a woman aged 38 were pronounced dead after being taken to hospital, as was the gunman, the New South Wales police force said in a statement.

Two women suffered non-life threatening injuries as did a policeman who had been hit in the face by pellets.

Another woman suffered a gunshot wound to her shoulder.

Swiss chocolate-maker Lindt, the owner of the cafe, said in a statement: "We are devastated by the loss of their lives and that several others were wounded and had to experience such trauma."

New South Wales state police commissioner Andrew Scipione said it had been an "isolated incident".

Seventeen hostages were accounted for, including those who had managed to escape earlier, he said.

Local media reports suggest the commandos from the Royal Australian Regiment entered the building after the gunman started firing shots.

Commissioner Scipione urged people not to "speculate" about what had happened inside the cafe and said police believed more lives could have been lost if officers had not entered the cafe at that point.

09:45 Monday local time (22:45 GMT Sunday): Police are called out to the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place, a busy plaza in the heart of the city. Suggestions an armed robbery is under way are soon discounted

10:09: Australian TV stations broadcast footage of hostages holding a black Islamic banner up to the window. The gunman can also be seen, wearing a bandana

12:30: As police flood the area, Prime Minister Tony Abbott goes on national TV to promise a thorough police response to the "deeply concerning incident"

16:00-17:00: Three men, then two women, sprint to safety from the cafe's fire exit

18:30: Police confirm negotiations are under way with the gunman

02:20 Tuesday (15:20 GMT Monday): Several more hostages escape and commandos storm the cafe

02:48: Police officially confirm end of siege. They later report the deaths of three people, including the gunman

Several hostages fled from the building shortly after 02:00 local time Tuesday (15:00 GMT Monday),

Minutes later, the commandos with assault rifles and wearing helmets and body armour could be seen running into the cafe, tossing stun grenades ahead of them, as shots were heard.

Hostages ran to safety with their hands in the air. The dramatic scenes of the rescue operation were broadcast live on television.
'Isolated figure'

Five hostages had also managed to escape through a fire exit on Monday afternoon.

Monis was on bail for being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife. He also faced more than 40 sexual and indecent assault charges.

He had also been convicted of sending offensive letters to the families of deceased Australian soldiers.

The self-styled cleric, who described himself on a website as a Shia Muslim who had converted to Sunni Islam, was said by his former lawyer to have been an isolated figure.

One of the gunman's demands was to have a flag of Islamic State, the Sunni militant group which recently seized territory in Syria and Iraq, delivered to the cafe.

Prime Minister Abbott said the gunman had had an "infatuation with extremism" and had been mentally unstable.

He had "sought to cloak his actions with the symbol of the ISIS [IS] death cult," Mr Abbott added.

Martin Place is home to the state premier's office and the headquarters of major banks.

At the nearby Sydney Opera House, evening performances were cancelled as shops and offices in the area shut early due to the security situation.

"It's sad to think this is my home and that it could happen anywhere," onlooker Rebecca Courtney told AFP news agency.

Source:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30485355

 

[Swat]

BBC wanaionesha Mida hii. Vikosi vya Australia viko njema......!

 

[idoyo]

BBC wanaionesha Mida hii. Vikosi vya Australia viko njema......!

they are good kwa kweli compared to what happened in westgate, nairobi.
cc lawmaina78, Nairoberry, kadoda11, FaizaFoxy

 

[FaizaFoxy]

they are good kwa kweli compared to what happened in westgate, nairobi.
cc lawmaina78, Nairoberry, kadoda11, FaizaFoxy

Unawakumbusha Wakenya kilio na aibu kubwa iliyowapata? Majeshi yao yote, wameshindwa na watu wanne, na wakaondoka hawajaonekana mpaka leo.

Wakenya hata elites wao, wawekee chocolate tu, kwisha kazi. Wasomali, wamewapatia kweli.

Majanga.

Wale ni Wasomali, hawana mchezo.

 

[afrodenzi]

Kulikuwa kuna milio ya gunshots wakati police wanavamia
Je kuna MTU alie umia?

 

[idoyo]

Unawakumbusha Wakenya kilio na aibu kubwa iliyowapata? Majeshi yao yote, wameshindwa na watu wanne, na wakaondoka hawajaonekana mpaka leo.

Wakenya hata elites wao, wawekee chocolate tu, kwisha kazi. Wasomali, wamewapatia kweli.

Majanga.

Wale ni Wasomali, hawana mchezo.

hahaha!!! yani leo asubuhi jinsi nlivyoona hali nkajua imekula kwa australia. btw sikuwa na nia ya kuwaudhi wakenya, nataka tu wajifunze kwa wenzao. :lol::lol::lol:

 

[FaizaFoxy]

hahaha!!! yani leo asubuhi jinsi nlivyoona hali nkajua imekula kwa australia. btw sikuwa na nia ya kuwaudhi wakenya, nataka tu wajifunze kwa wenzao. :lol::lol::lol:

Hicho Ki Iran kilikuwa frustrated si komando huyo kama wale wanne walioingia west gate.

 

[Swat]

Walikua very organized and coordinated. Wala hawakupeleka vifaru wala APC. Na walipoingia ndani wala hawakula chokoleti zilizokuwepo.

 

[OLESAIDIMU]

Walikua very organized and coordinated. Wala hawakupeleka vifaru wala APC. Na walipoingia ndani wala hawakula chokoleti zilizokuwepo.

Ha ha aaaa eti chocolate!!!!!

 

[kadoda11]

they are good kwa kweli compared to what happened in westgate, nairobi.
cc lawmaina78, Nairoberry, kadoda11, FaizaFoxy

huyo muirani ni jinga kweli,alidhani jeshi la australia ni KDF.

 

[idoyo]

Walikua very organized and coordinated. Wala hawakupeleka vifaru wala APC. Na walipoingia ndani wala hawakula chokoleti zilizokuwepo.

hahaha!!! KDF walikunywa juice

 

[OgwaluMapesa]

Hao wa Australia ni kama wa kwetu hapa kipindi cha Nyerere

 

[kadoda11]

Hicho Ki Iran kilikuwa frustrated si komando huyo kama wale wanne walioingia west gate.

wasomali walioingia westgate hawakuwa military commandos,walikuwa ni magaidi tu wa kawaida waliomudu ku-tamper vizuri na weakness system ya KDF.usiwape sifa ambazo hawastahiri.

 

[kadoda11]

tazama KDF walivyo jazana eneo moja.hata mimi amabye sikupitia mafunzo ya kujihami ya kijeshi, naona jamaa hawakuwa makini.hii ilikuwa ni wakati ule wa tukio la uvamizi,westgate mall.

 

[godmasai]

tazama KDF walivyo jazana eneo moja.hata mimi amabye sikupitia mafunzo ya kujihami ya kijeshi, naona jamaa hawakuwa makini.hii ilikuwa ni wakati ule wa tukio la uvamizi,westgate mall.

Mjeda mmoja amebeba begi sijui la fedha:thumbup:😕😕

 

[mama dunia]

Hii ki2 noma sana akianani

 

[kui]

they are good kwa kweli compared to what happened in westgate, nairobi.
cc lawmaina78, Nairoberry, kadoda11, FaizaFoxy

.....yaani you literally compared KDF with Australian's commanders?!, kweli akutukanae hakuchagulii tusi .....lol!