Sydney siege by the numbers
As Australians wake to the shocking outcome of the Martin Place siege, we look at the event by the numbers:
3 - people dead after shots are fired in the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 2.10am on Tuesday, December 16, including the gunman
5 - hostages escaped on Monday afternoon, prompting 'extreme agitation' in the gunman, according to eyewitness and Seven journalist Chris Reason
7 - bereaved families of soldiers who died in Afghanistan were sent offensive letters by gunman Man Haron Monis
335,000+ - tweets sent on the hashtag #illridewithyou by 7.45am on December 16
17 - hostages held inside the Lindt cafe
17 - hours, the duration of the siege
4 - injured in the siege
8 - pm, the time lights went out in the cafe on December 15
40+ - charges of indecent and sexual assault made against Man Monis relating to his time as a self-proclaimed "spiritual healer" in western Sydney
185,000 - people who reside in the Sydney CBD
416 - rooms in the Westin Hotel which, along with the Premier's office, the Reserve Bank, the US Embassy and Westpac, is among the buildings in Sydney's Martin Place
2 - hours, the time some hostages were forced to stand against windows during their ordeal
