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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 16 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Tributes flow for victims killed in Lindt cafe siege in Sydney The two hostages who died in the Sydney siege have been named as Katrina Dawson, 38, and the manager of the Lindt cafe Tori Johnson, aged 34. The gunman at the centre of a 16-hour siege at a cafe in Sydney's CBD was also killed. Sources have told the ABC Mr Johnson died while trying to wrestle the weapon from the gunman - cleric Man Haron Monis. Ms Dawson was a Sydney lawyer and mother of three and Mr Johnson had worked at the Lindt cafe since October 2012. Read the full story and follow our live blog for updates. More » Hostages killed in Sydney siege identified as lawyer and Lindt cafe manager Who was Man Haron Monis, the man behind the Sydney siege? 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