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The Lindt Café Hostage Siege – Sydney, AUS – Guest: Ben Besant (aka Officer A)
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The Lindt Café Hostage Siege – Sydney, AUS – Guest: Ben Besant (aka Officer A)
On the 15th of December 2014, a terrorist took over the Lindt Chocolate café in Martin Place, in the heart of Sydney, Australia, holding 18 customers and staff hostage, creating a siege that would last for over 16 hours. Although numerous hostages escaped, by the time the event conclude,d 2 innocent people were dead, 4 others were injured. For 10 years, this incident was suppressed under a government-mandated gag order. This prevented the New South Wales Police Tactical Ope...
