Armed police close to a cafe under siege at Martin Place, in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. Rob Griffith/AP
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An armed assailant is holding an unconfirmed number of hostages in a cafe in downtown Sydney. Police have evacuated the area and are locking down a pedestrian thoroughfare, Martin Place. Here is a partial list of people and organizations you can follow on Twitter to stay up-to-date on the ongoing hostage crisis:
- Buzzfeed Australia‘s breaking news reporter Mark Di Stefano is on the scene.
- Channel 9 journalist Caroline Marcus is doing a great job covering the unfolding events.
- Guardian Australia‘s Bridie Jabour has been running that site’s live blog and beta-testing the facts as they emerge.
- Sydney police reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Lucy Carter, is also on the scene and tweeting.
- Jess Hill is also doing a great job fact-checking the news as it breaks.
- Cath Turner, a reporter for Seven News, a television company with studios within walking distance of the cafe.
- You should already be following the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Mark Colvin for everything Australia-related.
- For political ramifications, Fairfax reporter Latika Bourke is a great go-to.
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- The ABC
- The Australian Newspaper
- The New South Wales police, who are taking the lead on operations
