A group of people are being held hostage in a cafe in Sydney’s Martin Place and forced to hold a black flag with Arabic writing against a window.

Channel Seven showed images of people inside the cafe with their arms up pressed against the window and holding a black flag with white lettering. New South Wales police said it was dealing with an armed incident and specialist officers were attempting to contact those within the cafe.

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