Breaking: Report of shotgun wielding man with ISIS flag holding hostages in Sydney, Australia [photos]; Update: Opera House evacuated; Update: Reportedly 13 hostages; Update: Not an ISIS flag; Update: Airspace over Sydney ‘CBD’ closed; Correction: Media reports airspace not closed

Posted at 6:39 pm on December 14, 2014 by Greg Pollowitz

There are multiple reports from Sydeny, Australia of a man with a shotgun holding hostages at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place:

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And photos of the scene show what looks to be an ISIS flag:

Updates to follow.

Update 6:42:

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Update 7:20:

Flag translated as, “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of God.”

Correction 7:27:

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Update 7:30:

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets and the headline updated to reflect breaking news.

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