Siege - The siege in the Lindt cafe in Sydney's Martin Place came to an end shortly after 2am local time, after 16 hours. See the photos.
A bunch of flowers rests beside a bollard near the Lindt chocolate cafe in Martin Place following the siege. Photo: AAP
Relatives of the hostages gather to hear the police briefing. Photo: AAP
Armed police outside the cafe where a gunman took people captive in central Sydney. Photo: AFP
Relatives of the hostages from the siege at the Lindt chocolate cafe in Martin Place gather in Sydney. Photo: AAP
Paramedics take a person on a stretcher out of the Lindt cafe in Sydney's Martin Place. Photo: AFP
Hostages run out of the a cafe in the central business district of Sydney. Photo: AFP
Police escort a hostage to safety with the help of a paramedic. Photo: AFP
Police put body armour on ambulance personnel during the siege. Photo: AAP
Man Haron Monis went to Australia as a refugee more than 20 years ago. Photo: AAP
An injured hostage is carried out of the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place Photo: AFP
Two hostages run to safety from the Lindt Cafe. Photo: Getty Images
A young woman flees after being held hostage in a central Sydney cafe. Photo: AFP
A hostage in the Sydney cafe with their hands on the window. Photo: Twitter / @PeterDoherty7
Sydney siege Photo: Channel Seven
A released hostage (second from left), speaks with NSW Public Order and Riot Squad Police. Photo: AFP
A hostage escapes the Lindt cafe with his hands in the air. Photo: ABC
Police walk through Martin Place as spectators look on during a hostage siege. Photo: AFP
Armed police at the Sydney CBD siege. Photo: AFP
Police close a street where a cafe is being used to hold hostages in the central business district of Sydney Photo: AFP
Police officers close off Hyde Park in Sydney's CBD. Photo: AFP
Armed police evacuate office staff next to a cafe in the central business district of Sydney Photo: AFP
An armed policeman seen outside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Syndey's Martin Place. Photo: AFP
The alleged hostage-taker. Photo: Twitter
Members of the media monitor the situation near a cafe in the central business district of Sydney Photo: AFP
Armed police evacuate employees from the offices next to a cafe in the central business district of Sydney Photo: AFP
Armed police run toward a cafe in the central business district of Sydney Photo: AFP
People are evacuated from a building in Sydney's CBD due to a siege under way in Martin Place Photo: AAP
Office workers are evacuated from their buildings as a result of the siege. Photo: AFP