Sydney remains in the grip of terror tonight. Up to 15 hostages are being held at gun point in the heart of the city.
Several people appear to have fled from a Sydney cafe where up to 50 hostages are being held by a gunman.
Staff and customers hold up what is believed to be a jihadist flag up against the window of the Lindt cafe. Source: Channel 7
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- Numerous hostages have left the Lindt cafe in Martin Place
- Police stormed the cafe and multiple shots were fired
- It is unclear what prompted the police to go in
LIVE: TWO people have reportedly been killed - one believed to be the gunman - in the Martin Place cafe siege after police stormed the location. As a result, the Lindt cafe siege is over.
Sky News reports at least four hostages have been injured, perhaps three critically, but their condition is unknown. Two of those required CPR at the scene. Meanwhile, a police officer has been injured with an amount of blood streaming from his head, Sky reports.
Hostages run for their lives Source: AP
Sky said there were unconfirmed reports of two fatalities, one of which is believed to be the gunman. Some of the injured have been taken to St Vincent's hospital.
Shortly before 2.45am (AEDT), police confirmed the siege was over.
Hostages fled from the Sydney cafe where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people for more than 16 hours.
An Associated Press photographer near the scene heard a loud bang and saw five or six hostages running out of the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in downtown Sydney early this morning.
A hostage being carried out Source: Supplied
A group of hostages ran from central Sydney's Lindt cafe where a gunman was holed up with as many as 15 others.
Television footage initially showed a man running from the eatery with his arms raised, shortly after 2am (AEDT), before being patted down by police and escorted to safety.
Minutes later, two more men and two women raced outside and were directed away by police.
Their escape was followed by 10 seconds of rapid gunfire as heavily-armed police stormed the cafe in numbers, managing to release others.
A woman, apparently middle-aged, was carried from the scene injured.
A second volley of shots erupted before the cafe filled with police and paramedics.
A number of stretchers were wheeled into the building, however, it was unclear how many people may have been injured.
According to unconfirmed reports aired by Sky News, at least four people were injured.
There was no word on the fate of the gunman, earlier identified as 50-year-old self-styled sheik Man Haron Monis.
Meanwhile, a bomb disposal robot was sent into the cafe by police.
More hostages make a run for it. Source: Supplied
A man in a white shirt came out of the cafe first with his arms raised. He dropped to the floor and was searched by police before being whisked away.
A man emerges from the cafe. Source: Supplied
Police have authorised the naming of 'Sheik' Man Haron Monis, who is a self-styled preacher of Islamic State on bail for accessory to murder, as the gunman who was holding 15 terrified hostages in Sydney's Lindt cafe.
Haron was also charged this year with indecent and sexual assault of women in 2002. Monis was hit with an additional 40 charges in October.
The 49-year-old, originally from Iran who now lives in southwest Sydney, had previously sent offensive letters to the families of dead Australian soldiers, calling them murderer, The Daily Telegraph says.
He had a sawn-off shotgun and was a fringe Islamist, The Australian and Sky News reports.
'Sheik' Man Haron Monis Source: News Corp Australia
'Sheik' Man Haron Monis leaves Downing Centre Court after pleading guilty to sending offensive letters to families of dead Diggers. Source: News Limited
'Hate sheik' Man Horan Monis and girlfriend Amirzh Droudis granted bail
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