Via Daily Mail:

Police in New York are monitoring a terrorist attack in Syndey, Australia, in which as many as 20 people have been taken hostage.

An armed siege is developing after either one of two gunmen marched into a Lindt cafe in the center of the city and forced sobbing hostages against the window.

Australian police have sealed off the surrounding streets amid fears the attacker or attackers have a shotgun and explosives.

In light of the attack, the NYPD said they are ‘aware of what’s happening in Australia’, and later added: ‘We are monitoring the situation in Sydney.’ The U.S. government has also evacuated its consulate in Sydney, which is very close to the scene of the confrontation.

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