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Summary Police surround the Chinese consulate building in Sydney as shots are fired during a siege.
Police surrounded the Chinese consulate building in Sydney, Australia, on Friday as shots were fired during a siege that was the result of a robbery gone wrong.Local television reports said that the drama began after two men attempted an armed robbery at a nearby pub. The reports said that one of the robbers was arrested at the pub, while the other fled into the grounds of the Chinese consulate, which is located in a laneway behind the pub.Heavily armed police responded in large numbers, closing streets in a wide perimeter around the consulate. Police said a number of shots were fired in the incident.Local television reported that the man who fled into the Chinese consulate was arrested and taken to hospital. The stand-off lasted more than six hours.
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