BREAKING: Watch VIDEO ISIS JIHADS TAKE 13 HOSTAGES IN SIDNEY CHOCOLATE SHOP

Hostages forced to hold up a black and white flag bearing what appears to be the Islamic creed at windows of cafe, as heavily armed New South Wales police take up position in the centre of Sydney’s CBD

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Before the flag was placed in the window two hostages were seen in the cafe pressed against the window with their hands up. One of them was wearing the uniform of the cafe. It is believed there are at least two men in the cafe who have taken others hostage.

Uber left Guardian already scrubbing and providing cover for the savages:

Back to the flag in the window. My colleague Michael Safi, who reports on Islamic affairs, says it’s hard to know for sure about the flag because it’s cut off in the middle. He says it looks to him like the shahada which is the Islamic creed. It certainly looks at first glance like it could be associated with Islamic State.

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