Deadly Australian hostage siege was act of ‘desperate man’

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Deadly hostage siege in Australia was ‘act of a desperate man’

Australian police stormed a cafe in Sydney where a lone gunman had held several hostages for hours, ending the siege with heavy gunfire. Two hostages were killed, in addition to the suspect. Judy Woodruff learns more from Sydney-based journalist Stuart Cohen, and chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner offers a read on how U.S. intelligence officials are interpreting the attack.

AIR DATE 12/15/14

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