Islamic Terrorists Take Hostages in Sydney

[DGuller]

I tried to use it once and it told me I was banned.

And Uber says they're not like a taxi service?

[garbon]

[CountDeMoney]

In a story with quadruple the body count, but with a quarter of the international press coverage because a Muslim gooftard isn't apparently involved:

8 children killed in Australia in reported mass stabbing

ight children have been killed and a woman injured, police said on Friday, during what several media outlets reported was a mass stabbing in Australia's tropical northern city of Cairns.

Australia is already in a state of heightened alert after police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning to end a 16-hour hostage standoff in which three people were killed, including the hostage-taker.

Queensland state police said in a statement they were called to a house in the Cairns suburb of Manoora just before midday after reports of a woman with serious injuries on the premises.

They found the bodies of the children, aged between 18 months and 15 years, when they were examining the location.

It was not immediately clear whether the children were from one family, what their relationship was to the injured woman, or whether the woman was involved in their deaths, police said.

The woman, aged 34, is receiving medical treatment for her injuries, police said, and is assisting them with their investigation.

While unrelated to the mass stabbing in Cairns, the Sydney siege has triggered an outpouring of grief, with shocked Australians laying thousands of bouquets of flowers at a makeshift shrine in a central city mall near the siege cafe.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott called the events in Cairns "heartbreaking" and acknowledged that these were "trying days" for Australia.

"All parents would feel a gut-wrenching sadness at what has happened. This is an unspeakable crime. Tonight, there will be tears and prayers across our country for these children," he said in a media release.

Police in Cairns urged calm.

"There is no need for the public to be concerned about this, other than it is a tragic, tragic event. The situation is well controlled at the moment and there shouldn't be any concerns for anyone else," Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar told reporters.

Specialist officers were being sent from Brisbane, the state capital, to assist with the investigation, Asnicar said. He stressed that information was still sparse and that the number of dead could rise or fall.

"I believe there is eight ... the scene has been locked down and that may go up or down," Asnicar said.

Australian media outlets reported that the neighborhood was predominantly inhabited by indigenous Aboriginal Australians, and was known by residents to have a high crime rate.

Reuters

[Richard Hakluyt]

There is a pretty clear lesson here, if you are about to go on a killing spree and want your 15 minutes of fame convert to Islam first.

[Caliga]

It also helps to stage your event in the middle of downtown Sydney, rather than some small regional city nobody cares about.

[Viking]

It also helps to stage your event in the middle of downtown Sydney, rather than some small regional city nobody cares about.

I agree, Cairns, while having a great beach, is a shithole.

[Caliga]

Yeah, I like Brisbane a lot better myself.

[mongers]

For the sake of accuracy, thread needs to be retitled:

The Terrorism At The Heart of Predatory Taxi Services.

[Jacob]

Admiral Yi - I believe you like to see instances of Muslim groups and community leaders distancing themselves from terrorist assholes, so I think you'll appreciate this:

Sydney's chief Islamic ­funeral director yesterday declared no Muslim funeral home would accept the body of terrorist Man Haron Monis and authorities should just dump his corpse at sea or "chuck him in the bloody shithouse".

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/just-dump-man-haron-monis-body-at-sea-muslim-leaders-say/story-fnl2dlu7-1227161221594?nk=a631fa964207b773450b902637d949e1

(warning, autoplay video with Australian accent)

[Admiral Yi]

Good for him.