Sydney cafe siege tribute to mark first anniversary Tuesday Dec15,2015

 

Sydney is marking the first anniversary of the cafe siege which left three people, including the gunman, dead.

Iranian self-styled Muslim cleric Man Haron Monis held 18 hostages inside the Lindt cafe on 15 December 2014

The families of victims Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson are expected to join thousands of people at a twilight vigil outside the cafe on Tuesday Dec 15,2015

Barrister Katrina Dawson (L) and cafe manager Tori Johnson (R) will be honoured at a memorial in Sydney's Martin Place on Tuesday

 

How the Sydney siege unfolded

• A gunman enters the cafe early on 15 December and has a coffee before holding a gun to manager Tori Johnson's head.
• The gunman is identified as Man Haron Monis, an Iranian self-styled Muslim cleric given asylum in Australia.
• Monis already faces a string of criminal charges, including sexual assault and being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife.
• Several hostages managed to escape the cafe which is surrounded by hundreds of armed police.
• Police commandos storm the cafe in the early hours of 16 December, after Monis shoots Mr Johnson dead.
• Monis and cafe customer Katrina Dawson die in the police operation.