Sydney siege: Security hotline had 18 calls before attack, says report

It says the calls last December related to offensive Facebook posts by Man Haron Monis, who later took hostages at the Lindt cafe.Two hostages were killed along with the gunman after a stand-off with police."Plainly, the system has let us down," Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.He said he would consider changes to the legal and immigration systems in response to the siege."Plainly, this monster should not have been in our community."He said Australia would have to reconsider the line between individual freedoms and the safety of the community may have to be "redrawn".Mr Abbott's comments came as he released the 90-page reportconducted by officials from the federal government and the government of New South Wales.

 

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-31572949