Gunfire, explosions heard as cops storm Sydney café

Another five hostages running out before the the gun battle began.

PETALING JAYA: Live television broadcasts of the Lindt Café siege in Sydney, Australia, depicted the exchange of gunfire and explosions coming from the building, soon after at least six more hostages were seen running from the building.

The footage, taken from a distance, showed the side of the building with flashes of what was presumed to be gunfire and explosions from within the café and flying shards of glass from windows being blown out at around 11.20pm Malaysian time.