A heavily armed policeman holds his weapon as paramedics rush towards the Lindt cafe, where hostages are being held, at Martin Place in central Sydney December 16, 2014. Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in what looked like the dramatic denouement to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)