The first hostage to escape from Sydney's Lindt cafe John O'Brien has told of his daring plan which saw him be the first to successfully flee the cafe. Mr O'Brien said he spotted a green button on the door at one of the entrances to the cafe, and asked one of the staff members if it worked. She said she was unsure. To make his escape the hostage had to squeeze between the door and an advertising sign, and had alerted lawyer Stefan Baloufitis to his plan. Without speaking he indicated to his fellow hostage how they would get out. The men knew if it failed, they would most likely be shot.
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Channel Seven have aired siege special, Inside the Siege: The untold story
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John O'Brien, Puspendu Ghosh, Elly Chen and Jieun Bae told of escapes
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Mr O'Brien said he knew he had one chance otherwise he would be shot
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Ms Chen and Ms Bae revealed how Marcia Mikhael helped free them
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Gunman Man Haron Monis held 18 hostages for almost 17 hours from 9.45am on Monday December 15 in the Lindt cafe in Martin Place
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Two hostages, Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson were killed
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Monis was shot dead by police when they stormed the cafe just after 2am
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