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Lindt Cafe siege

The Lindt Café siege (also known as the Sydney siege) was a terrorist attack that occurred on 15–16 December 2014 when a lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held ten customers and eight employees of a Lindt Chocolate Café hostage in the APA Building in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia.

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Attack type
Terrorism, hostage taking
Coroner
Magistrate Michael Barnes, NSW State Coroner
Date
15–16 December 2014 9:44am – 2:44am (AEDT, UTC+11:00)
Deaths
3 (1 killed by Monis, 2 killed by police including Monis)
Injured
4
Inquiry
Sydney siege inquest

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Lindt Cafe siege

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Triples13
Avg. degree1.99
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Lindt Cafe siege

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Attack type · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → Terrorism, hostage taking
Coroner · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → Magistrate Michael Barnes, NSW State Coroner
Date · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → 15–16 December 2014 9:44am – 2:44am (AEDT, UTC+11:00)
Deaths · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → 3 (1 killed by Monis, 2 killed by police including Monis)
Injured · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → 4
Inquiry · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → Sydney siege inquest
Location · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Motive · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → Islamic extremism
Perpetrator · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → Man Haron Monis
Target · 1
Lindt Cafe siege → Cafe staff and customers

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Lindt Cafe siegeAttack typeTerrorism, hostage taking1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeCoronerMagistrate Michael Barnes, NSW State Coroner1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeDate15–16 December 2014 9:44am – 2:44am (AEDT, UTC+11:00)1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeDeaths3 (1 killed by Monis, 2 killed by police including Monis)1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeInjured41.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeInquirySydney siege inquest1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeLocation.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeMotiveIslamic extremism1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegePerpetratorMan Haron Monis1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeTargetCafe staff and customers1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeVictims18 hostages1.00infobox
Lindt Cafe siegeWeaponsSawn-off shotgun1.00infobox

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