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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 14 Dec 2014

    Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn confirms police are in contact with #sydneysiege gunman http://bbc.in/1vPDuWA pic.twitter.com/G1KrGL5Jxs

    9:44 PM - 14 Dec 2014
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      1. Ryan Leef‏Verified account @ryanleefmp 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        .@BBCBreaking thoughts w Australia friends @AusHCCanada from Canadian Parliamentarians hopeful for peaceful resolution to #sydneysiege

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      1. cindydyball‏ @cindydyball42 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking her face looks sercely

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      1. Dino Amland Fashion‏ @AmlandFashion 15 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking why Australia ? Should asking

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      1. Dances with wolves‏ @Counter_Part_X 15 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking The most secular people in the world are terrorists... because #TerrorHasNoReligion!!! #SydneySiege

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      1. BotMaster‏ @KingMasterbot 14 Dec 2014
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        @isabellajaguar @BBCBreaking Bots will conquest all the world.

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      2. pepparz‏ @JohnPepperday 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking bloody methodists again I'll bet

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      3. pepparz‏ @JohnPepperday 15 Dec 2014
        Replying to @JohnPepperday

        @BBCBreaking if any methodists were offended I apologise.

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      1. OriGiNui‏ @vrin11 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn confirms police are in contact with #sydneysiege gunman pic.twitter.com/SbOCQcxZMz”

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      1. Naphtali Midega‏ @midega_midega 14 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking a lesson for Kenyan security,who could have open fire on arrival.

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      1. Donn Morgan Kipgen‏ @donn_morgan 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @bbcbreaking The answer to hostage-negotiation is to create something good for the gunman on personal capacity&not on Govt's!

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      1. news____updates‏ @I2zey123 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking has reported that 3 hostages have escaped from the unknown number still held Lindtpic.twitter.com/d4qlj2mRFL

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      1. Bee‏ @Baumee 14 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Tweets concerned about imaginary #Islamophobia instead of real hostages? Congrats! Expert use of the #victimcard

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      1. Sam Dalton‏ @SamDalton60 14 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking IDENTITY the gunman(men), bring in the SNIPER and END THIS BULLSHIT! #AnotherISISwannabeIdiot

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      1. Robert_Chadwick1‏ @OpusVI1 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking It went like this: I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?

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      1. Brad Shore '95‏ @bss2692 14 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking prayers and courage being sent from Texas. #GetARope #HangEmHigh

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      1. Studying English Irony‏ @Erstwhilian 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld any plans to cover this on #bbc news 24 or is there a political motivation for business as usual?

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      2. Jake2A‏ @Jake2A 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld A snipers bullet should make contact with his skull. That would solve the problem quickly and efficiently.

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      3. Mohamed‏ @Moeeamiin 14 Dec 2014
        Replying to @Jake2A

        @Jake2A @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld am confident police not sure how many militants are there? They may kill one, but, others may kill hostages

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