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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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Video: Hostages fleeing Sydney cafe siege

Video has emerged of at least five hostages fleeing from the cafe where they were being held hostage by Man Haron Monis as heavy gunfire breaks out.

Since this footage was taken, police and paramedics have been seen rushing to the cafe.

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