Man Takes Child Hostage in Sydney

A man is holding a child hostage outside a courthouse in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The man is also wearing a suspicious backpack, which authorities suspect may be a bomb. Some reports said the man is holding his 11-year-old daughter, while others said the child was a boy. Police released a statement, saying, “At this stage it is not known what caused the man to attend the building or what he is in possession of.”