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Islamic State urges supporters to hide behind fake job ads
ISIS (ISIL/Islamic State/Daesh) has called on supporters to place fake ads on popular websites to lure innocent victims who will be held hostage and then executed, according to NineNewsTV.
The latest edition of the terror group's online magazine Rumiyah outlines in chilling detail how would-be lone wolves can carry out such attacks.
Sydney cafe reopens 3 months after deadly siege
A Sydney cafe that was the site of a deadly siege reopened on March 20, with a staffer who was held captive for 16 hours returning to work in a bid to heal.
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Police gunfire killed Sydney siege victim: inquest
Ricochets from police gunfire killed one of the two hostages who died in a 16-hour siege at a central Sydney cafe in December, an inquest into the deadly stand-off heard Jan. 29.
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Australian PM says cafe siege 'horrific wake-up call'
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Dec. 18 admitted Sydney's cafe siege was "a horrific wake-up call" as details emerged of the final minutes of the standoff which left the gunman and two hostages dead.
Abbott says will not rest till Australians safe as possible
Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed Dec. 17 not to rest until he was assured Australians were safe, as he formally announced a review into the fatal Sydney cafe siege.
Australia Names Hostage Victims in Sydney Cafe Siege
The two hostages, who died in the Sydney cafe siege on Monday, have been named as the cafe manager Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson, a barrister and mother of three.
Both victims were Sydney citizens. They and the gunman who had held them hostage for 16 hours were killed as police commandos stormed the cafe.
Tearful Australians mourn hostages killed in siege
Tearful Sydney office workers and Muslim women in hijabs laid flowers Tuesday at the scene of a deadly siege, as an outpouring of grief and shock gripped the usually easy-going harbour city.
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Security forces storm Sydney hostage siege cafe, gunman named
Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in what looked like the dramatic denouement to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours.