Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he held a meeting of the National Security Committee of the Cabinet for what he described as the development of the hostages in the commercial capital of Australia.
And declared a state of maximum alert in Australia, which supports the United States, driven by rising against the organization of the Islamic state in Syria and Iraq in anticipation of attacks by Muslim extremists or local fighters returning from the Middle East conflict.
Collar and dozens of heavily armed policemen Lindt cafe in Martin Place, where there is a Reserve Bank of Australia and the commercial banks close to the state of New South Wales Parliament House.
And offered to television viewers live customers in a cafe stand they put their hands on the windows.He also appeared flag resembles science organization of the Islamic state.
New South Wales police said in a tweet on Twitter, “the police are out in Martin Place in Sydney’s central business district Dials of people to leave the area.”
The Reserve Bank of Australia is located near the cafe he closed its doors and that the staff are located inside the building and they are all fine.
According to local media that the nearby Sydney Opera House was evacuated after a suspicious package found. She said an employee at the Opera House they are still inside the building but declined to comment and police said they were still trying to confirm the incident.
And stopped trains and buses, as the roads were closed in the area and said he trains run companies no threat detonated bombs in Martin Place.
Police began the process in the central business district of Sydney after the hostage-taking in a cafe where seen in the window
Australian police shut down a major commercial area in Sydney on Monday (local time) in the media referred to the hostage-taking in a cafe.
Armed police closed part of Martin Place, where the Australian Reserve Bank and commercial banks close to the state of New South Wales Parliament House.
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