Lindt Cafe Sydney, Australia under siege

A female employee manages to escape from the Lindt Chocolate cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, Dec. 15, 2014 after a gunman took dozens of people hostage.

This morning in Sydney, Australia a gun man walked into a chocolate shop and held the staff and customers hostage. it is believed 10 staff and 20 customers were inside at the time the gun man entered the Lindt Cafe. 5 people later escaped from the shop. From the BBC's tv footage a black flag used  islamic terrorist group is been displayed on the window by the hostages.A man wearing bandana scarf is seen from the window. This man is believed to be the gun man and he is known to the authourities in Australia.
The Prime Minister of Autralia Mr Abbot said " Australia is 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."

Members of the New South Wales (NSW) Police Force Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS) are seen outside a Lindt cafe in Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney

Police secure the scene near Lindt Cafe, Martin Place on December 15, 2014 in Sydney, Australia

Office workers are evacuated from their buildings as a siege is underway at a Lindt cafe in Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia

A police officer runs across Martin Place near Lindt cafe, where hostages are being held, in central Sydney December 15, 2014.

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