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Terror hits Australia...
11 years ago
Experts said it was only a matter of time before we would have a terrorist incident....and even though it wasn't as large as 9/11...it happened
I'm sure all Australians know what happened but I know sometimes new in Australia doesn't hit the rest of the world so for those who don't know, below is what happened.
At about 9:45am Monday, (AEDT), Man Haron Monis, a self proclaimed extremist sheik, entered the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney, locking hostages inside. Soon after, some were seen with their hands up while others were made to hold a black flag with Arabic writing against a window.
Special Task Force Police Officers secrued the area and begun negotiantions with Haron, who demanded to speak to our Prime Minister. During the first 8 or so hours of the siege, 5 hostages managed to escape, however 17 still remained inside.
For nine hours the gunman and his hostages have been silent, then a shot rings out inside the closely-guarded Lindt café in the heart of Sydney. Just after 2am and in the seventeenth hour of Man Haron Monis' reign of terror, the Islamic hate preacher’s siege starts unravelling as he momentarily closes his eyes in sleep. Among the 17 remaining victims huddled together on the floor of the dimly-lit Martin Place café, 34-year-old Lindt manager Tori Johnson eyes the sawn-off shotgun still in his tormenter's grasp.
Johnson makes his move and wrestles the loaded weapon free but a fatal discharge strikes him down.
Out in the street, the shotgun’s crack breaks the eerie silence stifling the city in the hours prior but the blackened windows provide little clues as to what is unfolding inside. A hostage in a white shirt emerges from the café with arms outstretched as he runs to the safety of police, collapsing face down at their feet. He is the sixth hostage to escape the building. An officer can be seen mouthing into his walkie talkie as he drags the man away, clearing the way for a group of heavily armed officers to gather at the café's side door.
Just under two minutes have passed since the fatal gunshot when another five hostages run from the building.
Three minutes pass and the Special Operations Group squad are yet to act - possibly trying to discern what caused the bang - when an almost identical sound rings out. About 30 seconds after this another woman runs out of the building and into the arms of police. Seven minutes and 30 seconds after the first bang, a third gunshot sounds as the gunman sprays bullets – some hitting hostages as they flee.
During this time 38-year-old mother-of-three Katrina Dawson will be shot while shielding a pregnant friend and will die before she reaches hospital.
A 75-year-old female will also be shot in the shoulder, a 52-year-old female in the foot and a 43-year-old female in the leg. They are all now in stable conditions but it is unclear if they were shot during the breach or in the events that preceded it.
About 50 seconds later the tactical police group round the corner, using riot shields to create a barrier between them and the glass. At least one member is carrying a shotgun and another a shorter weapon believed to be a Heckler and Koch submachine gun. One officer fires his weapon three times into the café, the muzzle flash from his weapon illuminating the scene, smashing a glass door.
Four flashbang (light and sound) grenades are thrown inside by different members of the assault team and peppered gunfire becomes too rapid to count. During this action a male police officer, 39, is hit in the face with pellets from the sawn-off shotgun. He was later treated and discharged.
The gunman is also killed and his remains left in the building.
A fire alarm begins to sound and in the confusion more hostages run from the café with their hands in the air, their faces etched with fear. Some fling themselves to the ground with arms spread to prove they pose no threat before being whisked away by police.
Another woman, seen earlier, is carried out screaming and crying by officers.
A bomb disposal robot then enters the café to search for explosives but uncovers no threat.
Less than 15 minutes after he fired his first shot, the lone gunman lies dead beneath a fog of gunpowder at the centre of the mess he created.
And there we go...Australias first brush with terrorism on home soil.
My thoughts are with the familes of the two victims who sacrificed themselves to prtoect their fellow hostages.
If any of you need any more information I'm sure you can find it on the net.
I'm sure all Australians know what happened but I know sometimes new in Australia doesn't hit the rest of the world so for those who don't know, below is what happened.
At about 9:45am Monday, (AEDT), Man Haron Monis, a self proclaimed extremist sheik, entered the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney, locking hostages inside. Soon after, some were seen with their hands up while others were made to hold a black flag with Arabic writing against a window.
Special Task Force Police Officers secrued the area and begun negotiantions with Haron, who demanded to speak to our Prime Minister. During the first 8 or so hours of the siege, 5 hostages managed to escape, however 17 still remained inside.
For nine hours the gunman and his hostages have been silent, then a shot rings out inside the closely-guarded Lindt café in the heart of Sydney. Just after 2am and in the seventeenth hour of Man Haron Monis' reign of terror, the Islamic hate preacher’s siege starts unravelling as he momentarily closes his eyes in sleep. Among the 17 remaining victims huddled together on the floor of the dimly-lit Martin Place café, 34-year-old Lindt manager Tori Johnson eyes the sawn-off shotgun still in his tormenter's grasp.
Johnson makes his move and wrestles the loaded weapon free but a fatal discharge strikes him down.
Out in the street, the shotgun’s crack breaks the eerie silence stifling the city in the hours prior but the blackened windows provide little clues as to what is unfolding inside. A hostage in a white shirt emerges from the café with arms outstretched as he runs to the safety of police, collapsing face down at their feet. He is the sixth hostage to escape the building. An officer can be seen mouthing into his walkie talkie as he drags the man away, clearing the way for a group of heavily armed officers to gather at the café's side door.
Just under two minutes have passed since the fatal gunshot when another five hostages run from the building.
Three minutes pass and the Special Operations Group squad are yet to act - possibly trying to discern what caused the bang - when an almost identical sound rings out. About 30 seconds after this another woman runs out of the building and into the arms of police. Seven minutes and 30 seconds after the first bang, a third gunshot sounds as the gunman sprays bullets – some hitting hostages as they flee.
During this time 38-year-old mother-of-three Katrina Dawson will be shot while shielding a pregnant friend and will die before she reaches hospital.
A 75-year-old female will also be shot in the shoulder, a 52-year-old female in the foot and a 43-year-old female in the leg. They are all now in stable conditions but it is unclear if they were shot during the breach or in the events that preceded it.
About 50 seconds later the tactical police group round the corner, using riot shields to create a barrier between them and the glass. At least one member is carrying a shotgun and another a shorter weapon believed to be a Heckler and Koch submachine gun. One officer fires his weapon three times into the café, the muzzle flash from his weapon illuminating the scene, smashing a glass door.
Four flashbang (light and sound) grenades are thrown inside by different members of the assault team and peppered gunfire becomes too rapid to count. During this action a male police officer, 39, is hit in the face with pellets from the sawn-off shotgun. He was later treated and discharged.
The gunman is also killed and his remains left in the building.
A fire alarm begins to sound and in the confusion more hostages run from the café with their hands in the air, their faces etched with fear. Some fling themselves to the ground with arms spread to prove they pose no threat before being whisked away by police.
Another woman, seen earlier, is carried out screaming and crying by officers.
A bomb disposal robot then enters the café to search for explosives but uncovers no threat.
Less than 15 minutes after he fired his first shot, the lone gunman lies dead beneath a fog of gunpowder at the centre of the mess he created.
And there we go...Australias first brush with terrorism on home soil.
My thoughts are with the familes of the two victims who sacrificed themselves to prtoect their fellow hostages.
If any of you need any more information I'm sure you can find it on the net.
My friend and I were talking about it yesterday (he lives in Morwell and is in Brisbane right now) he didn't even know about it until I mentioned it.
Glad they got the people out safe and my prayers to the 2 families of the victims who didn't make it..
Stay safe out there ♥
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