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A captive runs out of Lindt cafe in Sydney.

Sydney hostage crisis: Man Haron Monis killed after taking hostages

Contributors: Max Fisher, Zack Beauchamp, and Amanda Taub
7 Total Updates Since
Dec 15, 2014, 10:15am EST
  • January 8, 2015

    Stop asking Muslims to condemn terrorism. It's bigoted and Islamophobic.

    By Max Fisher

    One lesson of Charlie Hebdo: it's time for us to end our demand that Muslims denounce every madman.

  • December 15, 2014

    Sydney hostage taker Man Haron Monis pledged allegiance to ISIS on his website

    By Zack Beauchamp

    "In terms of what he claims for inspiration for the attack, it's clearly Islamic State."

  • December 15, 2014

    Sydney hostage crisis: what we know

    By Zack Beauchamp, Amanda Taub, and Max Fisher

    What we know (and, crucially, don't know) about the hostage situation in Sydney.

  • December 15, 2014

    Dramatic video shows Sydney police raiding cafe to rescue hostages

    By Amanda Taub

    Watch the final moments of the Lindt Cafe hostage crisis

  • December 15, 2014

    Man Haron Monis: What we know about the Sydney hostage-taker

    By Max Fisher

    The self-styled sheikh moved to Australia from Iran in 2009.

  • December 15, 2014

    #illridewithyou: Australians support Muslim neighbors during Sydney hostage crisis

    By Amanda Taub

    A heartwarming response to a terrible crisis

  • December 15, 2014

    Sheikh Haron's website: The Sydney hostage taker's site is down. We saved a copy.

    By Amanda Taub and Max Fisher

    "Islam wants peace on the Earth, that's why Muslims want to stop terrorism of America and its allies."