An armed man took 17 hostages in Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney’s central business district on Monday. 

Police stormed the Cafe  at 2:19 a.m. (10:19 a.m. ET Monday) when they heard gunshots from inside, where a man was still holding a dozen of the 17 hostages he’d taken the previous morning.

By 2:22, people were being carried and wheeled out on stretchers, and the gunman — a self-styled sheikh identified as Man Haron Monis, 50, an Iranian with “a serious history of criminal offenses and a history of violence,” police said — was fatally wounded, along with two of his hostages.

A see of flowers – a tribute to the victims 

Sydnyers are coming to terms with the tragic loss of life during the Lindt Cafe siege on Tuesday, by adding to a rapidly expanding floral tribute in Martin Place.

To help the healing process ISKCON devotees led by Indradyumna Swami have been chanting and doing Harinama nearby.

To watch video preport click here: http://media.smh.com.au/news/national-news/sydney-siege-a-city-mourning-6097661.html 

Devotees chant near Martin Place