Sydney Hostage Negotiation Event

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Select a recent hostage negotiation event (it can be one we discussed in class today) and respond to the following: Sydney Hostage Crisis 2014
Summarize the event.
On 15 December, Man Haron Monis got into a Lindt chocolate cafe in Sydney and held hostages (ten customers and eight employees). The Sydney Police department treated the event as a terrorist attack. There were negotiations between the police and Monis, but no significant effort was made.
After 16 hours, a hostage, Tori Johnson being shot, and police officer stormed the cafe. Monis the gunman and another Katrina Dawson was killed.
Describe the suspect.
Man Haron Monis, the suspect was bearded, wearing a head band and a black cap. He carried some firearms when he got into cafe. Monis