Crisis ends as police storm Sydney's Lindt cafe, Indian hostage reported safe; as it happened.

Sydney: Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney's Lindt cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in what looked like the dramatic denouement to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours.

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