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Flowers will be laid at a memorial service for the first anniversary of the coffee shop hijacking in Sydney, Australia.

Published: 2026-04-09 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/09, On December 16, 2014, in Sydney, Australia, the then Australian Prime Minister Abbott and his wife went to Martin Square to personally lay flowers to mourn the victims of the hostage-taking incident at the Sydney Cafe. Chinanews.com, Dec. 4 / PRNewswire-Asianet /-- according to an Australian report, on December 15 last year, a hostage-taking case occurred in a cafe in Martin Square, Sydney, Australia, which shocked the world, resulting in two hostages.

On December 16, 2014, in Sydney, Australia, the then Australian Prime Minister Abbott and his wife went to Martin Square to personally lay flowers to mourn the victims of the hostage-taking incident at the Sydney Cafe.

Chinanews.com, Dec. 4-according to Australian reports, on December 15 last year, a hostage case that shocked the world occurred in a cafe in Martin Square, Sydney, Australia, resulting in the death of two hostages. Today, a year later, Sydney will hold a memorial service for the first anniversary of the hostage-taking case. The governor of New South Wales, Australia, invited people to go to the site of the incident on the same day to mourn the victims.

It is reported that the families of Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson of the Sydney hostage victims will attend the first anniversary memorial service on December 15. To this end, New South Wales Governor Baird invited the public to participate in the agreement, it is understood that the ceremony will be held at 08:15 local time on December 15.

It is reported that during the memorial service, the cafe building where the hijacking occurred will be lit for five consecutive nights. At the same time, flowers and messages will also be placed at the scene of the incident.

In the coffee shop hostage case last year, local police carried out a raid after a standoff with the robber Man Haron Monis for more than 10 hours, resulting in the death of three people, including two hostages.

Source: Sina News

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