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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 16 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Two hostages and gunman die as Lindt cafe siege ends in shootout Two hostages and the gunman at the centre of a 16-hour siege at a cafe in Sydney's CBD have died. Loud explosions and yelling could be heard from outside the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place when armed police stormed the building about 2.00am (AEDT). "I come before you with a heaviest of hearts. Unbelievably overnight, we have lost some of our own in an attack we never thought we would see here in our city," NSW Premier Mike Baird said. Read the full story and follow our live blog for updates. More » Who was Man Haron Monis, the man behind the Sydney siege? 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