![Stunning Video Showing Explosions and Gunfire: The Moment Police Stormed the Sydney Cafe Where Hostages Were Being Held](https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWJsYXplLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNC8xMi9ob3N0YWdlLXNpZWdlLmpwZyIsImV4cGlyZXNfYXQiOjE3NDM1MDYyMzd9.kMnyfIreNYYlVpUhSyzk1TCxp9qbONG0kwL0GCmmUaY/image.jpg?width=980&quality=85)
An injured hostage is carried out of a cafe in the central business district of Sydney on December 16, 2014. Police stormed the Sydney cafe where a gunman had taken hostages and displayed an Islamic flag, television footage showed early December 16. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS