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Urgent review ordered into background of Sydney siege gunman

An urgent review has been ordered by the Australian government to answer a number of "obvious questions" about what could have been done to prevent the deadly siege at a Sydney café.

It comes as police in Sydney revealed they fought to keep gunman Man Haron Monis, who went on to kill two hostages in a 16-hour siege, in custody - but were overruled by the courts, police chiefs have revealed.

The 50-year-old gunman, who died as police stormed the building, was implicated in a string of serious crimes but had still been granted bail.

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Sydney Opera House performances cancelled tonight

Sydney Opera House performances cancelled tonight in light of a suspected terror siege at a nearby cafe, 7 News reports.

Earlier the iconic theatre was evacuated after a suspicious package was found but any threat was ruled out.

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