澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-12-16

 Three people have emerged from the siege in Sydney's central business district.Two hostages ran through the front entrance of the Lindt cafe in Martin Place.another came out from the fire exit.An armed man is still holding a number of other people captive.The New South Wales police commissioner¹ has called the siege consistent with a terrorist attack.but says officers are still  working to determine the motive².Hostage negotiators have made contact with the offender³.

 

A man inside the cafe was captured on film showing a black flag with white Arabic writing,the text read "there is not God but Allah" and "Mohammed is the messenger of God." The New South Wales police commissor says authorities are still investigating the flag.

 

The prime minister has urged Australians to go about their business as usual.The national security committee of cabinet was briefed this morning and is meeting again this afternoon.Tony Abbott has labelled the siege "deeply concerning" but he says police and security agencies are well equipped to respond.

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

3 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。