Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 15 Dec 2014

1. POLICE STORM SYDNEY SIEGE CAFE

Armed police in Sydney have stormed the cafe where a gunman had been holding customers hostage. The 16-hour siege ended with gunfire and explosions and there have been reports of fatalities. Earlier the gunman was identified as Iranian refugee Man Haron Monis, a self-styled Muslim cleric on bail for charges including being an accessory to the murder of his wife.

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