Reports: 3 hostages seen leaving the Lindt Cafe #SydneySiege; Update: Video added; Update: Police in contact with hostage taker; Update: 2 more hostages free

This is an update to the ongoing hostage siege in Sydney, Australia.

Local news in Sydney is reporting that three hostages have been seen leaving the Lindt Cafe:

"@channeltennews: #breaking #sydneysiege : Pictures from Martin Place: pic.twitter.com/6xydy9A3tu"

— Lillian Saleh (@LillSaleh) December 15, 2014

Reportedly 3 hostages have come out of the #lindt cafe #sydneysiege

— news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) December 15, 2014

Hostages reportedly seen leaving the Lindt Cafe In Sydney. We'll have the breaking details on #sydneysiege this morning @abcWNN. #wnnfans

— ReenaCBS (@reenaninan) December 15, 2014

Three hostages seen running out of Sydney hostage cafe- Reuters #sydneysiege

— ABP News (@ABPNews) December 15, 2014

BREAKING: Reports that three hostages have left the cafe. Not clear if freed or if they escaped #Sydneysiege #Australia

— Laura MillanLombraña⚴ (@LauraMillanL) December 15, 2014

Update 11:56:

https://twitter.com/zaidbenjamin/status/544354580864450561

Update 12:13:

#Sydney: "Negotiators have had contact and continue to have contact" with the hostage taker: New South Wales police pic.twitter.com/LQSEioAgcn

— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) December 15, 2014

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Police negotiators are now in contact with the Lindt cafe gunman. Updates: http://t.co/mmOH7zakyB #SydneySiege

— The Australian (@australian) December 15, 2014

Update 1:01:

5 People are out. Been watching the news for a while. This is so shocking and sad. #sydneysiege

— ❤️ 누리 ? Nuri ? (@exo_ateez) December 15, 2014

BREAKING NEWS. Another two hostages escape cafe. Two women. #Sydneysiege the look of terror on one of their faces was heart-breaking

— M!tch (@Mitch_NAU) December 15, 2014

https://twitter.com/macyguy/status/544371727719874560

Breaking: Two more woman have escaped the Lindt cafe #SydneySiege pic.twitter.com/mtDjJilzR1

— BuzzFeed Australia (@BuzzFeedOz) December 15, 2014

Update 1:12:

https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/544374063053807616

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.

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