Sydney mourns the first anniversary of the hostage-taking incident in a cafe. Families of the victims attended.

New South Wales Governor Mike Baird came to the coffee shop to mourn and deliver a speech. Photo taken by Li Hongyang

New South Wales Police Chief Andrew Sipione came to the cafe to mourn and deliver a speech. Li Hongyang Photo title: Sydney mourns the first Anniversary of the Cafe hostage incident

Chinanews.com, Sydney, December 15 (Li Yang Lai Hailong) A year ago today, two hostages were killed in a hostage-taking incident at the Swiss Lotus Cafe in Martin Square in central Sydney. At 08:30 on the morning of the 15th, New South Wales Governor Mike Baird and New South Wales Police Chief Andrew Sipione came to the coffee shop to mourn and deliver speeches.

Baird praised the bravery and unity of the citizens of Sydney after the incident. He said that everyone present on that day would always remember the hostage-taking incident, and that while mourning the dead, the city showed endless hope.

Sipione affirmed the performance of police officers and paramedics at that time. "A year ago today, Sydney stood up, or rather Australia stood up," he said. We will not tolerate such violence, nor will we allow those with evil intentions to succeed. The assurance I made at that time was that, as law enforcers, we would do everything we could to prevent this from happening again, and that is my assurance now. "

At 8 p.m., the families of Johnson and Dawson of the Sydney hostage victims will attend the annual memorial service in Martin Square. It is reported that during the memorial service, the cafe building where the hijacking occurred will be lit for five consecutive nights.

On December 15, 2014, dozens of people were taken hostage in a cafe owned by chocolate brand Ruiselian in Martin Square in central Sydney, Australia. After a standoff with the hijackers for more than 10 hours, the police exchanged fire with the hijacker Monis, killing three people, including the hijackers, and injuring many others.

Source: China News Network

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