Dramatic hostage crisis rocks Australia

​Australian police locked down the center of Sydney on Monday after an armed man took hostages in a downtown cafe. Reuters reports that the attacker forced trapped customers to display an Islamic flag, "igniting fears of a jihadist attack.​"

+ About 15 hostages could still be seen inside the cafe, according to local media.

+ At least five hostages have been released or escaped with terrified cafe workers and customers seen running into the arms of police officers.

+ Australian authorities have refused to say exactly how many hostages remain inside the cafe and what they believe the gunman's motives might be.

+ It's unclear whether the gunman has made any demands at this time.

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