IN BRIEF (Page 11)

Australia

Police gunfire killed hostage

Ricochets from police gunfire killed one of the two hostages who died in a 16-hour siege at a central Sydney cafe in December, an inquest heard on Thursday. In graphic details of the standoff that shocked Australia, the coroner was told that the other victim was made to kneel down and then shot in the back of the head after a group of hostages escaped from the Lindt Chocolate Cafe. The shooting of cafe manager Tori Johnson by Iranian-born gunman Man Haron Monis led police to storm the cafe in the early hours of Dec 16, with the ensuing gunfire leading to the death of Katrina Dawson.